Service difficulty report · Plenum · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
July 27, 2009
Submitted
September 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921UW
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22201
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Plenum
Condition
Damaged
Location
Oil Cooler Fan
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 1018. F/A REPORTED ODOR IN CABIN ACCOMPANIED BY HAZE, POSSIBLE AIR CONTAMINATION, IN CRUISE & DESCENT. NO CONTAMINATION OR ODOR NOTICED IN COCKPIT. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACFT INSPECTED & RELEASED FOR A MX FLT. APPROX 2 HOURS INTO FLT, 2L LAV SMOKE DETECTOR CAME ON, ALONG WITH SLIGHT ODOR IN VICINITY OF 2L LAV. SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OUT AFTER FEW MINUTES, & SMOKE CLEARED. REPEATED 3 TO 4 TIMES. TURNED OFF LT PACK & RT PACK FOR AWHILE. NO AFFECT ON SMOKY ODOR. FLT CONTINUED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND APU OIL COOLING FAN PLENUM TO HAVE DAMAGE. PERFORMED REMOVAL OF OIL CONTAMINATION FROM THE AC & PNEUMATIC SYS TASK, USING BOTH ENGINES & HUFFER. REPLACED APU COOLING FAN ASSY.