B777-200 purser flight attendant detected an electrical odor through the cabin in pacific oceanic ai...

Attributes
ACN	578963
Time
Date	200304
Day	Fri
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 5
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 24 flight attendant time total : 24
ASRS Report	578963
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1-2
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft X has a history of in-flight entertainment system problems. I was in the cockpit when a flight attendant called to say there was an electrical smell from business class, all the way to the aft galley. I smelled it in the cockpit and immediately turned off the in-flight entertainment system and the smell dissipated. (This problem occurred about 6 1/2 hours into the flight.) approximately 2 hours 45 mins from narita, I was informed again of another smell in business class going through to the main cabin. This was more of a chemical smell. It was the recirculating fan. The motor had failed and the smell was penetrating the cabin. After shutting down the fan, the smell went away. We landed in narita without further incident, but not without being frightened for the remainder of the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777-200 PURSER FLT ATTENDANT DETECTED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR THROUGH THE CABIN IN PACIFIC OCEANIC AIRSPACE.

Narrative: ACFT X HAS A HISTORY OF INFLT ENTERTAINMENT SYS PROBS. I WAS IN THE COCKPIT WHEN A FLT ATTENDANT CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL FROM BUSINESS CLASS, ALL THE WAY TO THE AFT GALLEY. I SMELLED IT IN THE COCKPIT AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE INFLT ENTERTAINMENT SYS AND THE SMELL DISSIPATED. (THIS PROB OCCURRED ABOUT 6 1/2 HRS INTO THE FLT.) APPROX 2 HRS 45 MINS FROM NARITA, I WAS INFORMED AGAIN OF ANOTHER SMELL IN BUSINESS CLASS GOING THROUGH TO THE MAIN CABIN. THIS WAS MORE OF A CHEMICAL SMELL. IT WAS THE RECIRCULATING FAN. THE MOTOR HAD FAILED AND THE SMELL WAS PENETRATING THE CABIN. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE FAN, THE SMELL WENT AWAY. WE LANDED IN NARITA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, BUT NOT WITHOUT BEING FRIGHTENED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

B777-200 purser flight attendant detected an electrical odor through the cabin in pacific oceanic airspace.