Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 20, 2013
Submitted
August 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N515UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24840
Aircraft time
74,548 hours, 27,762 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CREW REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR AROUND ROW 4. SELECTED UTILITY BUSSES OFF, LT RECIRCULATION FAN OFF AND CABIN CEILING LIGHTS OFF. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. REPLACED LT, AND RT CEILING LIGHT BALLASTS. OPS CHECKED CABIN LIGHTS, AUDIO, VIDEO SYS, PC POWER SYS, LT RECIRCIRCULATION FAN, AND ALL GALLEYS LIGHTS ON. ALSO ODOR CHECKED UNDER SEAT ROWS 3,4,5 LT AND RT SIDE, NO ODOR NOTICE. AFTER 4 HOURS OPS CHECKED, NO ELECTRICAL ODOR. (BOTH REMOVED BALLASTS NO ODOR). OPENED SIX PSU PANELS AT SEAT ROW 3,4,5 LT, AND 3,4,5 RT CHECKED FOR ELECTRICAL ODOR. NO DISCREPANCY NOTICED.