Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 29, 2006
Submitted
August 8, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25252
Aircraft time
50,039 hours, 18,334 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

BURNING ODOR IN AFT GALLEY WHEN COFFEEMAKERS TURNED ON. REMOVED AND INSPECTED WIRING AND RECEPTACLES BEHIND CABIN MODULES. CM'S HAD ELEC SMELL WHEN REMOVED. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY FOUND. REPLACED COFFEEMAKER.