A B777 flight attendant noted a burning rubber odor around rows 30-36 which the flight crew identifi...

Attributes
ACN	1198442
Time
Date	201408
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Air Conditioning and Pressurization Pack
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor

Narrative:

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.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 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.

Narrative: 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.

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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.