Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 16, 2019
Submitted
April 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29533
Aircraft time
54,273 hours, 22,370 cycles
Part
Drain Valve
Part number
2960019103
Part serial
0298
Condition
Odor
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS EXTREMELY FOUL ODOR THROUGHOUT A/C AS SOON AS RECIRCULATION FANS TURNED ON, APU OFF. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED WORK CARDS 05-96-70 AND 38-94-14. FOUND THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY DRAIN SILL VALVE FAILED CLOSED AND HOSE SPLIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FIRST CLASS GALLEY DRAIN SILL VALVE AND HOSE IAW AMM 38-31-02. NO ODORS NOTED.