Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
September 10, 2012
Submitted
October 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26951
Aircraft time
69,013 hours, 9,696 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
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

FLIGHT CABIN CREW REPORTS ACRID SMOKEY SMELL IN THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY AREA FOR 5 MINS. FOUND STRONG SMELL COMING FROM FIRST CLASS OVEN R11. REPLACED OVEN. ON APPROACH INTO IAD, PURSER REPORTED STRONG ACRID SMELL IN FIRST CLASS AREA, F. FA OPENED OVERHEAD BIN 2C AND REPORTED A VERY STRONG ACRID ODOR FROM BIN. NO SMOKE PRESENT AT ANY TIME ONLY ODOR. FOUND ACFT TO STILL HAVE STRONG ODOR IN CABIN WITH PACKS USING APU AIR. ODOR AT BOTH GND AIR CONDITIONED CONNECTOR, STRONGER FROM RT PACK. CONFIRMED ODOR WITHIN PACKS. ACP'D AIR COND SYS OIL CONTAMINATION REMOVAL WITH UPPER FLOW CONTROL VALVES LOCKED CLOSED. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT POWER PER MM FOR 45 MINS UNTIL ODOR DISSIPATED. REACTIVATED UPPER FCV'S AND RETURNED ACFT TO NORMAL CONDITION. CONDITIONED AIR AT GROUND CONDITIONED AIR CONNECTORS NOW FREE OF OIL ODOR.