Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
March 29, 2001
Submitted
April 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27244
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 40 - AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW NOTED AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES AND OPERATED THE GENERATORS AT MAX LOAD (GALLEYS, IFE, ECT). NO FAULTS WERE PRESENT. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS AND ELECTRICAL LOAD CENTRS WRE CHECKED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. THE ODOR WAS ISOLATED TO THE RIGHT BLEED SYSTEM, AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED AS THE ENGINE RAN. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NOTED. THIS ENGINE HAD BEEN INSTALLED THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. (M)

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