Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
September 27, 2011
Submitted
October 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26908
Aircraft time
52,602 hours, 6,184 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Heater
Condition
Damaged
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

ELECTRICAL ODOR ALONG THE LONG BUFFET. SHUT DOWN POWER TO CARTS AND ODOR DISSIPATED. INSTALLED NEW SET OF FOOD CARTS AND RAN ALL ELECTRICAL ITEMS IN AFT GALLEY FOR 1.5 HRS, NO ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTED. SUSPECT BAD FOOD CART HEAT ELEMENT. PIGTAIL HAVE EXPOSED WIRES P51 P52 P53 AFT GALLEY. SECURED WIRING BOOT. NO WIRING EXPOSED. CONTROLLERS OPS NORMAL.