- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2000
- Submitted
- October 4, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N160UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747238B
- Aircraft serial
- 21237
- Aircraft time
- 82,241 hours, 20,456 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7J
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
FUEL SMELL PRESENT IN COCKPIT AND FIRST CLASS AT THE TOP OF DESCENT.