What was found
RTFL DUE TO SMOKE ODOR ON FLIGHT DECK. AFTER LENGTHY TROUBLESHOOTING, DETERMINED ODOR DUE TO OIL SPLASHED IN APU INLET. APU ASSY REPLACED PER AMM49-11-01 PG401. PERFORMED PACK BURNOUT, NO FURTHER REPORT OF ODOR.
- Difficulty date
- December 24, 2007
- Submitted
- December 26, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N221UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 30552
- Aircraft time
- 25,613 hours, 3,421 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4090
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Apu Bay
- 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.