Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
February 13, 2004
Submitted
February 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N682DA
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
26958
Aircraft time
37,950 hours, 18,148 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
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

APPROX 1 HR INTO FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT GALLEY COMPLAINED OF AN ODOR, MAYBE OF A CHEMICAL NATURE COMING FROM AFT GALLEY AND ABOUT 4 ROWS OF SEATS FWD OF GALLEY. ODOR WAS OFF AND ON FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. TURNED ON ALL LIGHTS, OVENS AND COFFEEMAKERS THRU-OUT A/C RAN BOTH PACKS WITH APU, NO FAULTS OR ODORS NOTED. RAN BOTH ENGS AND ISOLATED BOTH AIR SOURCES TO RUN PACKS. NO CHEMICAL OR ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ODORS NOTED. ALL CHECKS NORMAL.