Service difficulty report · Freezer · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 24, 2012
Submitted
April 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
27587
Aircraft time
44,464 hours, 19,557 cycles
Part
Freezer
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, F

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED FUMES FROM FIRST CLASS GALLEY AND FOLLOWED PRECAUTIONARY PROCEDURES. FUMES DID NOT DISSIPATE. SMOKE APPEARED AROUND GALLEY FREEZER ON SHORT FINAL SO FLIGHT ATTENDANT DISCHARGED PORTABLE HALON BOTTLE IN THE AREA AS AN ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. GALLEY FREEZER, COFFEEMAKER AND AC TO DC CONVERTER REPLACED. NO FUMES PRESENT, ALL SYSTEMS OPERATIONS NORMAL.