Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
January 26, 2002
Submitted
January 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
30319
Aircraft time
8,788 hours, 2,898 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IN CRUISE MID AND AFT LAVATORYS SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED FOLLOWED BY A HOT APPLIANCE SMELL, SOME SMOKE. CREW TURNED OFF VIDEO AND OPENED MID GALLEY CB'S AND ODOR DISAPPEARED. EXTENSIVE SEARCH FOUND NO MALFUNCTION. REOPENED MID GALLEY CB AND PLACARD VIDEO SYSTEM INOPERATIVE PER MEL PRECAUTIONARY.