Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 11, 2006
Submitted
August 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26653
Aircraft time
48,178 hours, 16,674 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
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

DIVERTED TO DTW DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE AFT GALLEY. REPORTED CHILLER AMBER LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON. RUBBER BURNING SMELL AT AFT RIGHT ENTRY DOOR PER CREW. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE RECIRCULATION FAN, CHILLER AMONG A FEW COMPONENTS AND FOUND NO MALFUNCTIONING EQUIPMENT. NO OTHER WRITEUPS RELATED TO THE SMELL WAS REPORTED SINCE THEN. NO DEFECTS WERE EVER NOTED. WE HAVE NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE TO REPORT ANY FINDINGS ON THIS INCIDENT.