Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 18, 2007
Submitted
June 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26945
Aircraft time
43,469 hours, 8,163 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
36,796 hours, 7,072 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Location
None
Stage of operation
CR
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 DIVERTED DUE TO REPORT OF FUMES IN THE CABIN ISOLATED TO THE NR 2 ENGINE. [07-17-07] CHECKED APU INLET & FOUND INTAKE SCREEN FULL OF CICADAS. SUSPECT ALL SMOKE AND ODOR RELATED LOG ITEMS CAUSED BY CICADAS WHICH WERE BURNED BY LOAD COMPRESSOR OF APU. REPLACED APU DUE TO POSSIBLE FOREIGN OBJECT INGESTION.