What was found
ON TAKEOFF AND APPROACH BELOW 10K AIR SMELLS LIKE DIRTY SOCKS. FOUND DEBRIS IN CAPT'S AIR CONDITIONING VENT. CLEARED DEBRIS THEN RAN AIR CONDITIONING PACKS AND NO SMELL IS CREATED NOW
- Difficulty date
- September 3, 2026
- Submitted
- September 9, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N788UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 26942
- Aircraft time
- 117,432 hours, 15,321 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4090
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Vent
- Condition
- Fod
- Location
- Zone 100
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.