SDR CALA2017100203394

Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date: October 2, 2017
Submitted: October 3, 2017
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N209UA
Make and model: Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial: 30215
Aircraft time: 77,358 hours, 9,355 cycles
System (JASC): 2120 · Air Distribution System
Part: Unknown
Condition: Odor
Location: Cockpit
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: 9
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

A STRONG ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF TO 18,000 FT. SUSPECT AIR CONDITIONING CONTAMINATION. TROUBLESHOTING, NR 1 & 2 ENGINES RAN. C/O FIM 21 -00-00-810-808 STEP C. WITH APU AND ENGINES RUNNING, NO ODOR DETECTED DURING OPS ON GROUND. ACCOMPLISHED FIM, FOUND IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT FAULT.