Service difficulty report · Galley · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
August 13, 2006
Submitted
August 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
498
Aircraft time
20,248 hours, 29,443 cycles
Part
Galley
Condition
Odiferous
Location
Trash Area
Stage of operation
DE
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

SEA FLIGHT NR 2054 ON DESCENT, AIRCRAFT SMELLS LIKE A DIRTY LAV. LAV FLUID HAS BEEN EXCHANGED TWICE, WARDROBE CLOSET HAS BEEN CLEANED. AIRCRAFT STILL SMELLS LIKE DIRTY LAV. REQUESTING BELLY DRAIN BR OPEN WS FOR ANY OVER FLOW FLUID TO ESCAPE. MAINTENANCE FOUND GALLEY GARBAGE CAN COMPARTMENT HAD WET, SLIMY, SMELLY GARBAGE SUBSTANCE. CLEANED COMPARTMENT AND GARBAGE CAN. INSPECTED BELLY DRAINS, THEY APPEAR OPEN AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF CLEAR FLUID DRAINING NORMALLY. CHECKED CONDENSER MIXER DRAIN FOR MOISTURE AND OBSTRUCTIONS, NONE FOUND. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.