SDR AALA202412233849

Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date: December 22, 2024
Submitted: December 23, 2024
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N813NN
Make and model: Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial: 30918
Aircraft time: 45,587 hours, 19,102 cycles
System (JASC): 2530 · Buffet/Galleys
Part: Seal
Condition: Melted
Location: Zone 900
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO: ODOR OF SMOKE THROUGHOUT CABIN DURING CRUISE; AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED SAFELY AT CLT. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 08L00021001 INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING. UPON INSPECTION OF FORWARD GALLEY EQUIPMENT FOUND A PLASTIC GALLEY CART TAMPER SEAL MELTED ONTO AN OVEN TRAY. ACCOMPLISHED ELECTRICAL FAULT TROUBLESHOOTING. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.