Service difficulty report · Radio · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 8, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26940
Aircraft time
65,740 hours, 11,613 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Radio
Condition
Noisy
Location
Vhf Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LOUD BUZZ AND STATIC ON RADIOS WHICH FIRST OFFICERS COMM SIDE WENT OUT. CAPTAIN'S SIDE BARELY TRANSMIT. ELECTRICAL ODOR FOLLOWED. FLIGHT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. ACCOMPLISHED VHF BITE AND OPS TEST PER MM 23-12-01. NO STATIC HEARD. BITE TESTED GOOD. SEAL SECURED. CLEANED OVEN.