Service difficulty report · Valve · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 12, 2011
Submitted
September 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30223
Aircraft time
42,761 hours, 5,308 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW40903
Part
Valve
Part number
8102212
Part serial
00116466
Condition
Faulty
Stage of operation
CR
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

BURNING PLASTIC ODOR IN CABIN AFT OF ROW 20. SUSPECT DUCT OVERHEAT IN ZONE E. ACCOMPLISHED CTC LT AND RT MAT TESTS. BOTH PASSED. RAN PACKS AND FOUND ZONE E TRIM AIR VALVE NOT OPERATING TO FULL CLOSED POSITION. DF PER MEL. PROBLEM RECURRED NEAR ROW 20. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, ALL SYSTEMS OP NORMAL. NO ODORS FOUND.