Service difficulty report · Bladder · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
February 4, 2019
Submitted
February 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29517
Aircraft time
58,398 hours, 23,578 cycles
Part
Bladder
Condition
Odor
Location
Door Sill Drain
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

CREW AS WELL AS PASSENGERS REPORTED A STRONG ODOR IN THE CABIN. DIFFICULT TO ISOLATE SOURCE, IT SMELLED LIKE HUMAN WASTE AND/OR VOMIT. ODOR INTENSIFIED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED MCM 05-96-70, AND MCM 38-94-14. REMOVED, CLEANED, AND REINSTALLED FOWARD DRAIN BLADDER OF L1 DOOR AND R1 DOOR SILL IAW AMM 38-31-03-000-802. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A GREY WATER SYSTEM CLEANING ON THE L4 DOOR AND R4 DOOR IAW AMM 38-31-00 100-801, AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.