Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
November 13, 2009
Submitted
November 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37018
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
31680
Aircraft time
38,871 hours, 4,085 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RIGHT AFTER ENGINE START AND THE START OF TAXI, BOTH THE COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH VERY ACRID SMELLING SMOKE. STARTED TO CLEAR UP ON RETURN TO THE GATE. PERFORMED TASK 21-00-01-100-801, OIL CONTAMINATION REMOVAL FROM AIR CONDITIONING AND PNEUMATICS SYSTEMS. ALL SYSTEM CLEARED, NO SMELL OF OIL CONTAMINATION FOUND.