What was found
AN ONBOARD POWER CONVERTER BEING USED IN SEAT 11D STARTED SMOKING. FLIGHT ATTENDANT USED A HALON BOTTLE TO PUT THE SMOKE OUT. CHECKED SEAT CONNECTION TO PERSONAL COMPUTER POWER SUPPLY. NO PROBLEM NOTED. RESET SYSTEM. OP CHECKED OK.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2006
- Submitted
- October 17, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N798UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 777222
- Aircraft serial
- 26928
- Aircraft time
- 37,498 hours, 5,798 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4090
- System (JASC)
- 2500 · Cabin Equipment/Furnishings
- Part
- Converter
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Seat 11d
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- F
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.