Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 10, 2001
Submitted
June 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26953
Aircraft time
16,716 hours, 2,659 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE AREA OF ROW 13 AND 14 ON FLOOR AREA DVS SYSTEM, TURNED OFF MASTER POWER SW. CONTACTED SQAMC, RECOMMENDED THAT SYSTEM BE LEFT OFF FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. *S/D* OPERATED THE VIDEO SYSTEM FOR 6:30 HOURS, VIDEO SYSTEM OPERATED NORMAL AND NO ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS NOTICED. REMOVED ACCESS COVERS BENEATH SEATS AND CHECKED THE SEAT POWER SUPPLY, VIDEO DISTRIBUTION BOXES, SEAT ELECTRONIC UNITS AND EMERGENCY LIGHT CABLES, ALL CHECKED OK. AS A PRECAUTION PACKS OPERATED FOR TWO HOURS, AND NO ELECTRICAL SMELL WAS APPARENT.