Service difficulty report · Drain · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 10, 2018
Submitted
August 14, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31228
Aircraft time
9,589 hours, 3,753 cycles
Part
Drain
Condition
Clogged
Location
Door Sill
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STRONG PUNGENT ODOR WAS PRESENT IN AFT GALLEY, AT CRUISE. QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES FOLLOWED, ODOR DID NOT DISSIPATE. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AFT DOOR SILL DRAINS CLOGGED, CLEARED DRAINS PER AMM 38-31-00, AND PERFORMED WORKCARD 05-96-70. NO ADDITIONAL DISCREPANCIES FOUND, ALSO CLEARED AFT DRAIN PER WORKCARD 38-94-14.