Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 10, 2017
Submitted
September 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30219
Aircraft time
61,508 hours, 12,892 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

TOWER REPORTED SMOKE COMING FROM NUMBER 1 ENGINE ON DEPARTURE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. VISUALLY INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST, DRAIN TUBES, AND OPENED THRUST REVERSER PRESSURE RELIEF DOORS LT & RT, NO LEAKS FOUND. CHECKED OIL QUANTITY, GOOD. CHECKED ENGINE OIL CONTAMINATION AT FILL CAP, NONE FOUND. CHECKED ENGINE FOR LEAKS. EVERYTHING LOOKED DRY. OIL FROM TANK NO FUEL SMELL. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL AND FUEL MIXING. RAN ENG AT POWER FOR 5 MINUTES. NO BLACK SMOKE. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS. POWERPLANT ENGINEERING CONCURS THAT ALL IS NORMAL AND NO OTHER ACTIONS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.