Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 5, 2013
Submitted
December 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24891
Aircraft time
75,120 hours, 27,859 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT ATTENDANTS SAY THEY CAN DETECT AN ODOR IN THE AFT GALLEY, ODOR OF JET FUEL ONE HOUR INTO. DEFERRING AFT GALLEY FWD SECTION CHILLER DUE TO SMELL WHEN CARTS PLUGGED IN, WHEN CARTS REMOVED THERE IS NO SMELL UNLESS YOU OPEN CHILLER PORTS WITH UNIT RUNNING. PARTS 581-2053 & MR23371 P5057/DEN/06DEC LOB N.