Service difficulty report · Air Filter · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
June 16, 2019
Submitted
June 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
30253
Aircraft time
75,265 hours, 9,521 cycles
Part
Air Filter
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS LOW AIRFLOW IN COCKPIT FROM ENGINE START THROUGHOUT FLIGHT . UNABLE TO COOL COCKPIT FIRST 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. ENTIRE AIRCRAFT SMELLS LIKE A FISH MARKET. MAINTENANCE FOUND FISH OIL/WATER SPILLED IN THE FORWARD CARGO. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CLEANING OF FORWARD CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOORBOARDS AND REPLACEMENT OF RECIRCULATION FAN HEPA FILTERS FOR SMELL/ODOR AFTER ACCOMPLISHING SMOKE ODOR FUMES TROUBLESHOOTING CARD 05-96-70. FIM 21-22-00-810-802 ACCOMPLISHED AND COCKPIT AIRFLOW FOUND SATISFACTORY AFTER ODOR CORRECTIONS.