Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
April 13, 2024
Submitted
April 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26902
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
34822
Aircraft time
44,589 hours, 5,570 cycles
Part
Heater
Part number
7010914H01
Part serial
578626DOX4
Condition
Odor
Location
Fwd Galley
Part time
44,590 hours, 5,571 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

STRONG ELEC SMELL ON DEP RAN QRC.IFE+BOTH RECIRCS OFF.RTF CONDITIONAL INSPECTION SMOKE OR FUMES IN CABIN PER AMM 05-51-99 TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL CAUSES: EXISTING FAULTS IN CHAPTER 21 SHOWED 2 LATCHED MESSAGES. 21-71121 AND 21-72422. BOTH CLEARED WIHT SPECIFIED GROUND TESTS. UNLOCKED FOR UPDATES LOCKING UNLOCK FOR UPDATE ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE UPDATE ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1301276 SN OFF 2604 PERFORMED ALL TESTS IB FIM B787-A-21-20-F5-72A-421A-A COMMON TO ODOR DESCRIBED BY CREW. NO FINDINGS. ALSO PERFORMED SYSTEM TESTS OF GALLEY AREA DUCT HEATERS, ZONAL DUCT HEATERS,FLIGHT CREW REST AREA HEATER AND FWD CARGO HEAT WITH NO FINDINGS. INSPECTED FWD ZONAL DUCT HEATER. NOTHING FOUND BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PRECAUTION. REF AMM 21-45-02 FOUND LOTS OF DEBRIS IN INLET AT COILS AS LIKELY OF ELECTRIC "BURNING" SMELL AT FWD FLT ATT LOCATION(SEE PHOTO) LEAK CHECKS GOOD AND CMCF COMPONENT TESTS GOOD

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