Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
March 9, 2010
Submitted
March 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N119UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
28812
Aircraft time
45,517 hours, 5,395 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FLT ATTENDANTS REPORT ELECTRICAL OR PLASTIC ODOR FROM OVERHEAD VENTS IN AFT GALLEY. TRIED TURNING OFF RECIRC FANS, GASPER FANS, GALLEY CHILLERS, CABIN LIGHTS AND CHECKED FOR PLASTIC CONTAINERS IN OVENS. NOTHING CONCLUSIVE FOUND. PLEASE RUN AIR CONDITION SYSTEM AND MONITOR AFT GALLEY AIR-FLOW WHILE VARYING CABIN TEMPS AND INVESTIGATE ODOR. AFTER REMOVING ALL FOOD CARTS, ODOR WENT AWAY. RAN CHILLERS FOR 30 MINS, NO ODOR AND ALL LIGHTS ON. IT DID SMELL LIKE OLD FOOD. ODOR IN AFT GALLEY COMES BACK WITH GALLEY LIGHTS ON. ODOR COMING FROM GALLEY CEILING VENTS.