Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
January 24, 2001
Submitted
March 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30212
Aircraft time
7,792 hours, 1,215 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
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

FLT RETURNED TO DEN DUE TO HEAVY SMOKE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT & FIRST CLASS. NO SMOKE WAS SEEN. AT FL250, THERE WAS A SHIFT OFF THE ENGINE, AT FL270 THERE WAS AN ACRID SMELL AND AT FL310-320 THE SMELL WAS VERY HEAVY IN 2A/2B. CAPT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. F/O WORE THE 02 MASK FOR SAFETY. *S/D* BOTH PACKS WERE RUN AT HIGH POWER, BUT THE SMOKE ODOR COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. AS A PRECAUTION, LT AND RT OZONE CONVERTERS WERE REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO REVENUE SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER REPORTS OF SMOKE OR SMELL. THE 2 OZONE CONVERTERS WERE SENT TO VENDOR FOR EFFICIENCY TEST. EACH OF THEM PASSED WITH AN AVERAGE EFFICIENCY HIGHER THAN 90 PERCENT (COMPLIED WITH FAR 121.578).