Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 19, 2009
Submitted
June 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26937
Aircraft time
53,712 hours, 9,935 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Oven
Condition
Dirty
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
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

F/A'S REPORT INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ODOR AT FRONT OF ECON CABIN, WITH RECIRCS OFF, SMELL MOVED TO BACK OF ECONOMY. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ALL NORMAL, SMELL DISSIPATED. INFORMED BY FLT CREW THAT ODOR RESEMBLED BURNED FOOD AND PLASTIC WRAPPING RATHER THEN AN ELEC ODOR. CREW SWITCHED OFF RECIRC FANS FOR 20 MINS, SMELL DISSIPATED ONLY AFTER RECIRC FANS WERE REACTIVATED. RECIRC FANS VISUAL & OPS CHECK NORMAL, NO FAULTS IN MAT OR STS MSG. FOUND BURNED RESIDUE IN B/C GALLEY OVEN. RECIRC FANS OK FOR SERVICE.