Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
February 7, 2026
Submitted
February 10, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77014
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
29862
Aircraft time
121,358 hours, 12,380 cycles
Part
Converter
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
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

BURNING ODOR, FL250, SMOKE ODOR IN ACFT, VERY FAINT ODOR BRIEFLY THEN DISAPPEARS, OCASIONALLY REAPPEARS. IAW MM 05-51-58-800, RAN BOTH PACKS INDIVIDUALLY & TOGETHER WITH BOTH ENGINES & APU, REMOVED BOTH OZONE CONVERTERS, INSPECTED INSIDE & REINSTALLED, CONFIRMED NO BREAKERS OPEN IN E & E, PUT ACFT IN AIR MODE TO RULE OUT SUPPLEMENTAL HEATER FOOT & SHOULDER HEATERS. NO DEFECTS NOTED, LEAK CHECKED OZONE CONVERTERS. R & R FOUR LOWER RECIRC FILTERS IN FWD CARGO. R & R FOUR RECIRCULATION FILTERS IN UPPER CABIN, RAN LT & R PACK UNITS, LT 10 MINUTES, RT 10 MINUTES & BOTH FOR 10 MINUTES, THE SLATE ODOR IS STILL PRESENT BUT VERY FAINT. R & R LT OZONE CONVERTER. RAN APU WITH BOTH PACKS ON, THEN RAN PACKS INDIVIDUALLY. NO BURN ODOR. ACCOMP EXTENDED ENG RUN BOTH LT & RT ENGS, CYCLED PACKS & BLEEDS WITH DIFFERENT TEMP SETTINGS TO INDUCE AN ODOR. SHUTOFF APU ENTIRELY & RAN SYS THE SAME WAY WITH NO ODORS NOTED. R & R RIGHT OZONE CONVERTER, NO BURN ODOR NOTED IAW LP 7865739 AND 7854182.