Service difficulty report · Chiller · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 8, 2017
Submitted
August 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27114
Aircraft time
102,915 hours, 16,098 cycles
Part
Chiller
Part number
70002
Part serial
0937
Condition
Failed
Location
Fwd Galley
Part time
2,417 hours, 351 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

AN ELECTRICAL ODOR OCCURED SHORTLY AFTER HEARING A BANGING NOISE FROM BELOW THE FORWARD GALLEY FLOOR AREA. THE CABIN CREW ALSO DESCRIBED HEARING A NOISE SIMILIAR TO SOMETHING WINDING DOWN. AFTER DOWN POWERING THE FWD GALLEY EQUIPMENT, THE ODOR DISIPATED. THE ODOR SEEMS TO BE PRESENT INSIDE THE FWD GALLEY CARTS. SUSPECT A CHILLER FAILED AND CAUSED THE NOISE AND ODOR. R & R FWD GALLEY CHILLER IAW AMM 25-33-01-004-082, AND AMM 25-33-01-404-152. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 25-33-00-206-001.