B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Attendant Current
Troubleshooting; Communication Breakdown; Physiological - Other
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Maintenance Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Procedure; Human Factors; Aircraft
Half way into the flight a strong burning odor from the back of the aircraft around Rows 30-36 on the left side started to emit. The fumes which smelled like burning rubber went on for 3 hours while the Captain and his First Officers tried to figure out what the problem was. Turns out the air conditioning pack seal was burning off oil/petroleum. We still had 4:51 flight time remaining. The pilot's turned off the air conditioning pack and the odor went away. Two flight attendants were at door 2L when we landed and the heard one of the two mechanic's meeting the flight to have the Captain write up the mechanical and he refuses saying he was off the clock and walked right off leaving one of the First Officer to do the paperwork! That is a blatant violation of SOP and company policy. And several crewmembers have and had been experiencing headaches; congestion and muscle pain since the incident including myself.
A B777 Flight Attendant noted a burning rubber odor around Rows 30-36 which the flight crew identified as air conditioning pack oil and so secured the pack which stopped the odor but several flight attendants reported headaches; congestion and muscle pain following the long flight.