Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 18, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26706
Aircraft time
24,137 hours, 8,114 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
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

RETURNED TO MSP DUE TO ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN. *S/D* ODOR REPORTED TO COME FROM MID GALLEY. LINE MAINTENANCE RAN UTILITY BUSSES WITH LOAD FROM MID GALLEY. REMOVED COFFEEMAKER, HOT PLATE AND GALLEY CONT PNL. CHECKED ALL VISIBLE WIRES AND CONNECTIONS IN MID GALLEY. INSTALLED REMOVED COMPONENTS, RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS. OPERATED HOTPLATE, COFFEEMAKER AND LIGHTS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. NO ODOR OF ANY KIND WAS DETECTED. COFFEEMAKER WARMER MAY HAVE BEEN LEFT ON WITH NO POT ON BURNER. THERE IS NO OTHER PREVIOUS HISTORY AND PRESENTLY NO OPEN LOG WRITE UPS RELATED TO THIS EVENT.