Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
June 9, 2002
Submitted
June 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48475
Aircraft time
46,399 hours, 5,486 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APPROX 11 HRT INTO FLIGHT F/A IN AFT GALLEY AREA SMELLED. BURNING PLASTIC SMELL AT 4L AREA. SMELL DISSIPATED QUICKLY. OVENS WERE OFF AND LAVS WERE EMPTY AND PANELS NOT WARM. CEILING ABOVE F/A 4L JUMPSEAT IS SOOTED AROUND AIRVENT. CHECKED AFT C/B PANEL IN CEILING. NO C/B WERE POPPED. INSP AFT GALLEY CEILING PANELS AND O/H EQUIP ABOVE CEILING. INSP 4L LAV UNDERSINK AND TRASH CONTAINER AREA. HEAT IND AND FIRE BOTTLES NORM. REMOVED 4L PA STANCHION AND INSP OK. ALL GALLEY EQUIP OPS NORMAL. ALL LIGHTS OP OK. SOOT AT AIRVENT IS DUST. CLEAN SAME. NO SMELL NOTED.

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