Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
October 24, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30216
Aircraft time
41,996 hours, 9,195 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ODOR IN AFT CABIN GALLEY, RETURNED TO FIELD. ODOR DESCRIBED AS A RUBBER SMELL. THAT ODOR MOST PREVALENT IN AREA OF ROW 35. CREW HAD MADE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN CABIN TEMPS JUST PRIOR TO REPORT OF ODOR FROM CABIN. RECIRCULATION FILTERS WERE REPLACED, UPPER AND LOWER. DUCTING PLENUM FOUND CLEAN. NO ABNORMAL ODORS DURING CHECKS. FOUND WARMING OVEN W31 DIRTY, BURNED COOKIE IN OVEN. CLEANED OVEN W31 AND W32 OVEN WARMER. FOUND NOTE ON WALL FROM F/A, H42 COFFEE WARMER AFT BURNER INOPERATIVE, FOUND COFFEE POT HOT AND LIGHT INOPERATIVE. REPLACED LAMP AND COVER, OPS CHECKED GOOD. WARMER WORKS NORMAL. RAN ENGINE AT HIGH POWER WITH PACKS AND RECIRCULATION FAN ON AND OFF. FULL GALLEY POWER ON WITH OVENS ON. NO BURNING RUBBER ODORS NOTED DURING OR AFTER ENGINE RUNS.