Service difficulty report · Odor · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
August 8, 2002
Submitted
August 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48480
Aircraft time
42,189 hours, 5,790 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

FLT ATTENDANTS SMELLED AN ODOR IN AFT GALLEY CHILLER CONTROL PANEL. TURNED OFF ALL THREE CHILLER SWITCHES AND SMELL WENT AWAY. SMELL DID NOT SEEM TO BE ELECTRICAL. UNABLE TO FAULT ANYTHING IN AFT GALLEY AREA.

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