Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 3, 2012
Submitted
June 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26713
Aircraft time
61,161 hours, 21,677 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

ACRID ODOR IN COCKPIT, FLIGHT DIVERTED. TURNED OFF WEATHER RADAR, ODOR DISSIPATED. AFTER A SHORT TIME A HAZE APPEARED IN THE COCKPIT WITH THE REPORTED SMOKE ORIGINATING FROM THE AREA JUST BELOW THE FIRST OFFICER'S INSTRUMENT SOURCE SELECTOR SWITCHES.