Service difficulty report · Smoke · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 22, 2004
Submitted
December 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N395UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24670
Aircraft time
40,878 hours, 28,976 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM AFT GALLEY TRASH COMPACTOR AREA. LINE MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A DETAILED INSPECTION AND OPERATIONAL CHECK ON THE SUSPECT TRASH COMPACTOR. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE WAS FOUND ON THE DETAILED INSPECTION, AND A SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL CHECK FOUND THE UNIT TO BE WORKING NORMAL. NO OTHER EVENTS REPORTED AFTER THIS CHECK WAS DONE.POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS LOCATED IN THE TRASH ITSELF AND NOT PART OF THE TRASH COMPACTOR.