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FAA incident report · Boeing 767-322 · Kansas City, MO · February 4, 2008

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Date
February 4, 2008 · 09:40 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N677UA
Reported as
Boeing 767322
People aboard
245
Fatal injuries
0
N677UARegistered now · Boeing 767-322S/N 30029 · Built 2001Airframe modelBoeing 767-322Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW4000 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 2/04/2008 at 15:40Z, uala flight 871 enroute from iad to sfo reported that the aircraft was diverting to mci due to smoke in the cabin. The smoke appeared to be an electrical odor and seemed to come from the seat 12D and 12E area. All cabin power was isolated along with the recirculation and galley fans. The crew declared an emergency, ARFF was on stand-by, and the aircraft landed without incident. Ual maintenance was unable to determine the source of the electrical odor. On February 5, 2008, uala sent two mechanics to mci to further troubleshoot and locate the source of the smoke. They inspected and operated the engines, APU and related fans. No smoke was noted. A verification flight was conducted from mci to ord. No smoke was noted and the aircraft was returned to service. Aircraft N677UA has no history of "smoke"/"fumes"/"fire" incidents or discrepancies. This incident will be entered into the uala cass program to determine the root-cause. Incident privacy data omitted is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 2/04/2008 AT 15:40Z, UALA FLIGHT 871 ENROUTE FROM IAD TO SFO REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTING TO MCI DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE SMOKE APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ODOR AND SEEMED TO COME FROM THE SEAT 12D AND 12E AREA. ALL CABIN POWER WAS ISOLATED ALONG WITH THE RECIRCULATION AND GALLEY FANS. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, ARFF WAS ON STAND-BY, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UAL MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE ELECTRICAL ODOR. ON FEBRUARY 5, 2008, UALA SENT TWO MECHANICS TO MCI TO FURTHER TROUBLESHOOT AND LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. THEY INSPECTED AND OPERATED THE ENGINES, APU AND RELATED FANS. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED. A VERIFICATION FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED FROM MCI TO ORD. NO SMOKE WAS NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT N677UA HAS NO HISTORY OF "SMOKE"/"FUMES"/"FIRE" INCIDENTS OR DISCREPANCIES. THIS INCIDENT WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE UALA CASS PROGRAM TO DETERMINE THE ROOT-CAUSE. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CLOSED.