Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 7, 2012
Submitted
August 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26653
Aircraft time
71,290 hours, 21,117 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

STRONG ODOR COMING FROM VENTILATION SYSTEM FROM DOOR 2L AREA. ODOR LOCALIZED TO DOOR 2 MID-GALLEY AREA ONLY: LENGTH OF AIRCRAFT OTHERWISE FREE OF ODOR. NO COMPONENT FAILURES FOUND OR OTHER INDICATIONS OF OVERHEAT CONDITIONS FOUND. SUSPECT SLIGHTLY SYNTHETIC NATURE OF ODOR AS IDENTIFIFED COULD BE AROMATIC RESIDUAL OF LUBRICANT NECESSARILY USED ON STUCK BUSINESS CLASS TRAY TABLE.