Service difficulty report · Acm · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 6, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N780UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26944
Aircraft time
16,626 hours, 3,296 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Acm
Part number
8102094
Part serial
960119
Condition
Seized
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE DEN-IAD, CREW RECEIVED EICAS MESSAGE PACK MODE L AND REPORT OF SMOKE IN CABIN. NR 1 AIR CONDITIONING PACK AUTO SHUTDOWN AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEN. *S/D* PACK MODE L MESSAGE WAS DUE TO LT AIR CYCLE MACHINE SEIZING. AS THE ACM SEIZED, IT EMITTED A HAZE THAT MAY BE CONCEIVED AS SMOKE. THE LT ACM WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO FURTHER PACK MESSAGE OR SMOKE INCIDENT AFTER LT ACM REPLACEMENT.