Service difficulty report · Video Unit · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
November 27, 2011
Submitted
November 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26930
Aircraft time
65,413 hours, 11,868 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Part
Video Unit
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

UNDERSEAT UNIT AT 22CDE IS CAUSING A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL IN CABIN. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TURNED OFF SEAT POWER AT CACP, SMELL DISSIPATED. MECHANIC ON BOARD VERIFIED THAT SMELL WAS COMING FROM VIDEO DISTRIBUTION UNIT UNDER SEAT. WILL ALSO NEED TO CHECK ALL OTHER VDU'S IN AREA OF ROWS 22-24 FOR POSSIBLE SOURCE. SOURCE OF ODOR SEAT 22D SEAT ELECTRONICS UNIT. ALSO FOUND HARNESS BACK SHELL AT 22D SEU J1 (UNRELATED). REPLACED 22D SEU AND SEAT-SEAT CABLE FROM 21D TO 22D. SYSTEM CHECKS NORMAL, NO ODOR.