Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
January 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25389
Aircraft time
69,250 hours, 11,238 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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What was found

POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ODOR FROM VENT IN AFT GALLEY LEFT SIDE. SAME ODOR REPORTED NEAR ROWS 5-6. REPLACED GEN CONTROL UNIT AS PER AMM 24 -22-02, ALSO INSP IDG WIRE BUNDLES, NO ABNORMALITIES OBSERVED& GALLEY FANS WORKING FINE. FOLLOWED SERVICE TIP 21-00-00 FOR ODORS/ SMOKE IN THE CABIN & NO PROBS FOUND, ALSO APU BLEED AIR NOT IN USE WHEN FLT ATTENDANTS SMELLED ODOR . COFFEEMAKERS WERE REMOVED FOR A COMPLETE CLEAN UP OF THE AFT GALLEY INCLUDING WARMING OVENS. SMC3 PROCEDURE FOLLOWED. THIS CONFIRMS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE A/C'S SYSTEMS.