Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 23, 2019
Submitted
November 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30086
Aircraft time
57,864 hours, 23,681 cycles
Part
Drain Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Gray Water
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT A SMELL OF DIRTY SOCKS IN THE MAIN CABIN. NO SMELL DETECTED ON THE FLIGHT DECK. TURNING OFF THE RIGHT AIR CONDITIONING PACK SEEMS TO DECREASE THE ODOR ALONG WITH THE RECIRC FANS OFF. MAINTENANCE REPORTS FOUL ODOR CAUSED FROM CLOGGED FWD GREY WATER DRAIN. ODOR ALSO CAUSED BY BROKEN DRAIN LINE IN RESIRC FAN AREA. MAINTENANCE REMOVED CLOG FROM FWD DRAIN MAST TO THE FWD LAV IAW AMM 38-31-00. REPLACED GREY WATER DRAIN LINE IAW AMM 38-31-00-100. NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 38-31-00-790. LEAK CHECKED GOOD.