Service difficulty report · Acm · Boeing 7373B7

Difficulty date
November 25, 2000
Submitted
March 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AU
Make and model
Boeing 7373B7
Aircraft serial
23383
Part
Acm
Part number
20405011
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
42,474 hours
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

PIT - FLT 1217 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM PIT, EN ROUTE TO IAH, A STRONG SMELL OF BURNING OIL WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED PASSENGERS WERE COMPLAINING OF EYES BURNING. CREW ISOLATED THE RIGHT PACK AND THE SMELL WENT AWAY. CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD AT PIT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT ACM AND WATER SEPARATOR BAG (P/N V121-1) PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO SMELL OR SMOKE NOTED. (M)

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