Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 27, 2011
Submitted
July 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N698DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
29911
Aircraft time
41,418 hours, 15,808 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

PASSENGER REPORTED AN ACRID ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM AROUND SEAT 32E. IN-SEAT TV IS WARMER THAN NORMAL. CREW PULLED THE IFE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE SMELL DISSIPATED. FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CHECKED BALLASTS AND ALL AREAS AROUND ROW 32 AND NO TROUBLE WAS FOUND. IFE SYSTEM IS CHECKING NORMAL AT THIS TIME SO THE SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED IFE PER NEF. MAINTENANCE RESET THE IFE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND REPLACED THE MONITOR AT SEAT 32E AS A PRECAUTION. ALL AREA WIRING CHECKS WERE GOOD.