Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
July 19, 2007
Submitted
July 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N218UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30222
Aircraft time
25,614 hours, 3,300 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Connector
Condition
Mispinned
Location
Entertain Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FWD BUSINESS CLASS CABIN HAS STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR. [08-14-07] SUSPECT ONE OF ELEC UNIT UNDER SEAT ROW 9FED CREATED THE ODOR. DEACTIVATED ALL ELEC. UNIT AT THIS SEAT ROW. RECONNECTED VIDEO CONNECTIONS UNDER SEATS 8 DE&F, 9 DE&F, OPS CHECKED SYSTEM FOR ABOUT 4 HRS. NO NOTICEABLE ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTED, EVEN IN CARGO COMPT. AIRPLANE RETURNED TO SERVICE. SUSPECT CONNECTORS WERE SOURCE OF HIGH CURRENT/ ELECTRICAL ODOR. RECONNECTING ELIMINATED ODOR SOURCE AND NO REPEAT IN 21 DAYS.