Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 21, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N555UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26647
Aircraft time
26,904 hours, 9,917 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FUMES IN COCKPIT DURING TAKEOFF. *S/D* THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED, BUT A POSSIBLE CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN INGESTION OF ANTI-ICING FLUID. WHEN THE FLUID BURNED OFF THE SOURCE OF VAPORS WOULD BE GONE. A PACK BURNOUT WAS PERFORMED AND NO FURTHER WRITE-UPS OCCURRED.