Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 18, 2006
Submitted
June 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
28713
Aircraft time
32,824 hours, 4,918 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SEEING HAZE AND SMELLING STRANGE ODOR FROM AFT SECTION OF CABIN. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE HAZE OR ODOR DURING 40 MINUTE TAXI WITH ALL CABIN SYSTEMS ON, COFFEE MAKERS, HOT PLATES, OVENS, WARMERS, CHILLERS, VTR'S, LAV LIGHTS, GALLEY LIGHTS, CABIN LIGHTS AND ENTRY LIGHTS. RAN PACKS WITH APU AND ENGINE PNEUMATICS AT VARIED TEMPS AND WITH VARIOUS BLEED SOURCES. NO ABNORMAL NOISES FROM SYSTEMS OR FLUORESCENT LIGHT BALLASTS THROUGH-OUT CABIN. HAD NO SMOKE, HAZE OR ODOR'S ANYWHERE IN CABIN OR 10756 LOWER E/E.