Service difficulty report · Control Box · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
February 19, 2012
Submitted
February 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25279
Aircraft time
86,361 hours, 10,484 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Control Box
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
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

ELECTRICAL ODOR SMELL EMANATING FROM SEAT 14K. NO BURNING, BUT DISTINCTIVE ODOR SMELL. POWER SUPPLY TURNED OFF AND ODOR SLOWLY GOING AWAY. SEAT LEFT IN POSITION AND PSGR RELOCATED TO ANOTHER SEAT. ELECTRIC ODOR PINPOINTED TO SEAT 14K. REPLACED ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOX. RECALIBRATED SEAT, OPS CHECK NORMAL.