Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 26, 2008
Submitted
December 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24322
Aircraft time
72,527 hours, 8,717 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Aft Galley
Stage of operation
AP
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

SMOKE APPEARED IN AFT GALLEY. PER FLIGHT ATTENDANT, SAW A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM AREA NEAR AFT LEFT COFFEE WARMER. OPERATED ALL AFT GALLEY EQUIPMENT. CHECKED AREA. NO SMOKE DETECTED. GALLEY 428 NR 181 GETS TOO HOT. OPS OK. NO OTHERS DEFECTS NOTED.