Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
July 22, 2010
Submitted
July 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27245
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 1422 EN ROUTE SXM TO CLT. AN ACRID SMELL WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT, IT SMELLED LIKE DUCTS. TURNED OFF THE LEFT BLEED SWITCH AND THE SMELL DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. RAN BOTH ENGINES, ISOLATED THEM FOR SMELL, NO SMELLS NOTED. OPEN/CLOSED THE ENGINES TO LOOK FOR LEAKS, NONE WERE NOTED. ISOLATED PACKS, NO PROBLEMS. ALSO CHECKED APU, FOUND BOTH RECIRC FILTERS VERY DIRTY. CHANGED BOTH FILTERS.

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