# SDR UALA2012022000983

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 19, 2012
- Submitted: February 23, 2012
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N182UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N182UA), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial: 25279
- Aircraft time: 86,361 hours, 10,484 cycles
- Engine: Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC): [2520 · Passenger Compartment Equipment](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2520)
- Part: Control Box
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Cabin
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UALA2012022000983

## Discrepancy

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.