Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
May 30, 2006
Submitted
May 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
23855
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NOXIOUS ODOR FROM PACKS NOTICED THE ODOR DURING ENGINE STARTS. AFTER AIR CART WAS REMOVED ODOR WAS STILL PRESENT. APU PNEUMATICS WAS DEFERRED. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO SDF. RAN PACKS W/GROUND AIR CART THEN WITH APU AIR. NO ODOR NOTED. INSPECTED PACK DUCTS & BOTH ENG DUCTS NO EVIDENCE OF OIL IN PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. RAN BOTH ENG'S AND PACKS NO NOXIOUS ODOR FOUND. SUSPECT ODOR ELIMINATED BY NUMEROUS PACK CHECKS. OK TO CONTINUE IN SERVICE.

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