Service difficulty report · Outlet · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
May 15, 2024
Submitted
May 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329SL
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
44479
Aircraft time
10,295 hours, 3,854 cycles
Part
Outlet
Part number
119146
Condition
Shorted
Location
Seat 28abc
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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: UNIDENTIFIED ODOR EMANATING IN THE LAST 3 ROWS OF MAIN CABIN. THE ODOR IS COMPARABLE TO A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL AND HAS STRONG CHEMICAL LIKE PROPERTIES. ODOR WAS NOT CONTINUOUS AND SEEMED TO COME AND GO IN WAVES. ODOR WAS DETECTABLE BY MULTIPLE PASSENGERS AND AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. FOUND FAULTED POWER SUPPLY AT SEAT 28ABC. REPLACED 28ABC (ISPS)-IN-SEAT POWER SUPPLY. RAN PACKS WITH APU FOR OPS CHECK, NO ODORS NOTED. PER AMM 23-81-05.