Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 24, 2009
Submitted
August 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30222
Aircraft time
35,065 hours, 4,335 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Filter
Part number
CD01109F2
Condition
Faulty
Location
Recirc Fan
Component
Fan
Component part number
4100943C
Stage of operation
DE
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

STRONG ODOR IN FLT DECK AND CABIN ON ARRIVAL (FL260). OPERATED BOTH PACKS, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. OUTBOUND CREW WILL OBSERVE AND LOG ANY FAULTS. AFTER TURNING OFF RECIRC FAN, A LIGHT AMOUNT OF HAZE/SMOKE APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT, AFTER REVIEWING WITH SAMC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN INITIATED QUICK STOP OF THE RECIRC FAN WAS THE LIKELY CAUSE. INDICATORS FOR LOWER F/A CREW REST, COCKPIT AND MID-CABIN ILLUM. FAN RESTARTED. ALL INDICATIONS AND HINTS OF LIGHT HAZE/SMOKE WENT AWAY. OUTBOUND CREW WILL OBSERVE AND LOG ANY FAULTS. PROBLEM RECURRED. REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS UPPER AND LOWER. OPS CK GOOD. RAN PACKS AND RECIRC FANS AFTER REPLACEMENT OF AIR FILTERS. CABIN AIR QUALITY FOUND OK PER FLIGHT CREW.