# Incident 19990731023439I: Boeing 777222, Newark, NJ, July 31, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1999, 22:38 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-222 (registry code 1385219, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777222
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731023439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING CLIMB PILOT NOTICED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND SLIGHT SMOKE IN CABIN. SHUT DOWN RIGHT AIR CONDITION PACK, SMOKE SUBSIDED.  LANDED AT EWR.  NO EVACUATION OR INJURIES.  MAINTENANCE FOUND APU OIL ENTERED DUCTS.  MAINTENANCE CLEANED DUCTS AND REPLACED APU.  NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N781UA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990611046209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990611046209A), Jun 11, 1999: Boeing 777222 (N781UA), Madison, WI, No damage. (-23) United flight 256 encountered unexpected clear air turbulence while descending through FL180. The turbulence lasted 20 to 30 seconds; the remainder of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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