Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
October 22, 2024
Submitted
October 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N327SK
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
44477
Aircraft time
11,752 hours, 4,357 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
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: FLIGHT ATTANDENT INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A "FUEL OR BUTANE" SMELL IN MID-CABIN DURING CLIMB OUT. THEY SEARCHED THE OVERHEAD BINS AND SMELL WAS PREVALENT IN BINS 12 THROUGH 16 AIRCRAFT RIGHT. SMELL LASTED ABOUT 5 MINS AND DISSIPATED. THEY DID NOT IMMEDIATELY TELL US AND AFTER WE FOUND OUT, ANOTHER FLIGHT ATTANDENT SAID SHE ACTUALLY THOUGHT THE SMELL WAS MORE LIKE "A SPACE HEATER THAT HAD NOT BEEN USED FOR A WHILE AND WAS TURNED ON", SO MORE OF AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED**(OPEN).