Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 27, 2012
Submitted
January 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27112
Aircraft time
85,851 hours, 13,629 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin & Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTS OIL SMELL IN FWD CABIN AND FLT DECK AREA IN FLT. ODOR SEEMED TO DISSIPATE WITH LEFT PACK SELECTED OFF. NO SMOKE REPORTED. MAINT TEXT: PER SMOKE ODOR QUESTIONARE-PILOT REPORTS SWEET BURN SMELL MORE LIKE DE-ICING FLUID, OR HYD FLUID THAN FUEL. SOME IMPROVEMENT WITH LEFT PACK OFF. SMELL RETURNED STRONGER DURING DESCENT WITH SAME LEFT PACK OFF CONFIG REF AMM 21-00-00-0200A AND 21-00-21. VISUALLY INSPECTED APU, BOTH ENGINES AND ASSOCIATED DUCTING. RAN APU AND BOTH ENGINES WITH BOTH PACKS ON FULL WARM. SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER ABOUT 45 MINUTES. OK FOR SERVICE.