Service difficulty report · Float · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
June 19, 2022
Submitted
June 20, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903NN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
31153
Aircraft time
28,786 hours, 11,962 cycles
Part
Float
Condition
Clogged
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CLIMBING THROUGH 17,000 AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS A BAD ODOR IN THE AFT GALLEY. THEY SAID ODOR STARTED JUST AFTER TAKEOFF. NOTHING ELSE WAS SAID UNTIL ABOUT AN HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT. AT THAT TIME THE ODOR HAD DISAPPEARED. ONE FIGHT ATTENDANT WAS NAUSEOUS AND OTHER FELT FAINT. COMMUTING FIRST OFFICER CHECKED FOR US AND SAID IT SMELLED LIKE OLD AIRPLANE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT SILL DRAIN FLOAT VALVE FOUND CLOGGED PER AMM 38-31-06.