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B757-200 pilot reported they may have landed with some passenger seats not in the upright position after following QRH procedures for a status message.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1543765 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pax Seat |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
After top of descent; flight attendant informed us of an odor in the forward part of the cabin. My first officer was just returning from his crew rest and verified the odor. We initiated the QRH checklist and the odor dissipated after turning the right pack off. Simultaneously during this event; we had a status message 'right engine lp pump'. Part of the procedure is to turn off the utility buses that power various cabin items including business class electric seats. Some seats were not in their upright position and I informed the flight attendants they would have to be manually moved to upright position. I believe some seats may not have been in their upright position during landing. Talked with maintenance personnel the next morning and they informed the low-pressure fuel pump may have caused the odor issue depending on severity of gearbox damage. There was no visible smoke or haze.cause: possible loss of right engine lp pump causing fuel to leak into pack. Flight attendant said it did smell like an exhaust smell. We thought it smelled like a hot plastic smell or faint oil odor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 pilot reported they may have landed with some passenger seats not in the upright position after following QRH procedures for a status message.
Narrative: After top of descent; flight attendant informed us of an odor in the forward part of the cabin. My first officer was just returning from his crew rest and verified the odor. We initiated the QRH checklist and the odor dissipated after turning the right pack off. Simultaneously during this event; we had a status message 'R ENG LP PUMP'. Part of the procedure is to turn off the utility buses that power various cabin items including business class electric seats. Some seats were not in their upright position and I informed the flight attendants they would have to be manually moved to upright position. I believe some seats may not have been in their upright position during landing. Talked with maintenance personnel the next morning and they informed the low-pressure fuel pump may have caused the odor issue depending on severity of gearbox damage. There was no visible smoke or haze.Cause: Possible loss of R ENG LP PUMP causing fuel to leak into pack. Flight attendant said it did smell like an exhaust smell. We thought it smelled like a hot plastic smell or faint oil odor.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.