Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 6, 2005
Submitted
July 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30219
Aircraft time
16,403 hours, 3,895 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN. THE FWD LAV FLUORESCENT LIGHT WAS ARCING CAUSING ELECTRICAL ODOR. THE CB WAS PULLED AND THE LAV INOP'D FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT UNTIL MECHANIC COULD EXAMINE LIGHT ON GROUND. MECHANIC RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND DETERMINED LIGHT TO BE OK FOR SERVICE. IF FLOURESCENT LIGHT TUBES ARE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY IN LIGHT SOCKETS, ARCING CAN OCCUR. BOEING 777 MT 33-002 GIVES INSTRUCTIONS TO ENSURE THAT FLOURESCENT LIGHT TUBES ARE INSTALLED FIRMLY INTO RECEPTACLES TO PREVENT ARCING.