Service difficulty report · Wastegate Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
June 20, 2025
Submitted
June 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N995NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31245
Aircraft time
26,013 hours, 11,254 cycles
Part
Wastegate Valve
Condition
Clogged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
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: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ROTTEN EGGS ODOR IN CABIN DURING DESCENT. ACCOMPLISHED SOF CARD 08L00021001. FOUND LEFT AFT SERVICE DOOR SILL DRAINS NOT DRAINING. THE WASTE VALVE IS CLOGGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE. PER AMM 38-31-06. OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS ARE GOOD.