Service difficulty report · Video Monitor · Boeing 737301

Difficulty date
June 16, 2003
Submitted
July 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574US
Make and model
Boeing 737301
Aircraft serial
23739
Part
Video Monitor
Part number
4976500001
Condition
Smoke
Location
Fwd Cabin
Part time
45,589 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EN ROUTE, CLIMBING THROUGH FL240, THE FORWARD CABIN FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A BURNING/ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE FORWARD GALLEY AND FORWARD CABIN AREA. GALLEY POWER WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF PER QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND ODOR STOPPED. NO SMOKE OR FLAMES WERE NOTED. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DCA WITH GALLEY POWER OFF AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FORWARD GALLEY OVEN WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME OF THE REPORTED PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 VIDEO MONITOR EMITTING THE BURNING/ELECTRICAL ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 VIDEO MONITOR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (M)