Service difficulty report · Tube · Lkheed 10113853

Difficulty date
August 18, 2002
Submitted
August 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Lkheed 10113853
Aircraft time
55,333 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211524B402
Part
Tube
Part number
331216
Condition
Cracked
Location
Evaporator
Component
Chiller · 2671
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW REPORTED AFT CABIN BURNING ODOR WITH WHITE SMOKE NEAR AFT GALLEY LT CABIN DOOR AREA. THE AFT GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF IN FLIGHT BY CREW AND THE SITUATION WAS BACK TO NORMAL. UPON ARRIVAL, AFT GALLEY CHILLER WAS REPLACED. THE EVAPORATOR WAS REMOVED FROM ORIGINAL UNIT AND FURTHER LEAK CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT AND REVEALED THAT AN EXTERNAL TUBING OF THE EVAPORATOR WAS CRACKED AT A WELDING POINT WHICH PERMITTED THE FREON TO ESCAPE CAUSING THE WHITE SMOKE.