Service difficulty report · Air Dist · Boeing 767324

Difficulty date
October 23, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N394DL
Make and model
Boeing 767324
Aircraft serial
27394
Part
Air Dist
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ELECT ODOR IN FWD CAB AND AFTER CAPTS SIG GEN WENT OUT, OUTSIDE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY WAS HIGH. AFTER SHUTTING OFF UTIL BUSSES THE ODOR WENT AWAY IMMEDIATELY. LATER INFLIGHT ALL GALLEY C/BS PULLED AND RT UTILITY BUS TURNED ON WITH RECIRC FANS OFF. NO FUMES REST OF FLT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ELECT ODOR. BOTH UTIL BUSSES RESET ON EACH, RECIRC FAN OPERATED INDIVIDUALLY. ALL GALLEY C/BS RESET AND GALLEY EQUIP OPERATED FOR 1 HR. ELEC EQUIP BAY INSPECTED, C/BS CHECKED. ALL NORMAL, NO PREVIOUS HISTORY. PER ATL OCC, A/C TO BE MONITORED.