Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
April 5, 2012
Submitted
April 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27246
Aircraft time
57,734 hours, 22,306 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Sensor
Condition
Leaking
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FLT 1579, ON DESCENT, AS POWER WAS ADVANCED TO LEVEL OFF AT 12,000, ALL 3 COCKPIT OCCUPANTS NOTICED A DIRTY SOCK ODOR. AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE TURNED OFF RIGHT PACK. ODOR PERSISTED. TURNED OFF LEFT PACK AND ODOR DISAPPEARED QUICKLY. ODOR NOT NOTICED IN CABIN. MAINTENANCE SEALED LEFT ENGINE IP COMPRESSOR CASE SPEED SENSOR TERMINAL BLOCKS IN 3 AND 12 POSITIONS. ALSO, ACCOMPLISHED TASK TO REMOVE OIL CONTAMINATION FROM AIR CONDITIONING AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. RAN ENGINES AND PACKS, NO ODOR DETECTED.

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