Service difficulty report · Sill Drain · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
July 8, 2025
Submitted
July 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324SH
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44476
Aircraft time
14,266 hours, 5,258 cycles
Part
Sill Drain
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: SOF EVENT OCCURRED DURING TAXI OUT, SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER ENGINE START. IDENTIFIED VIA AFT GALLEY FLIGHT ATTENDANT, (DIRTY SOCK, ELECTRICAL ODOR). STRONGEST ODOR IN AFT RIGHT GALLEY GASPER. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT JET ENGINE EXHAUST IN VICINITY, NO TAIL WINDS. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT SILL DRAIN VALVE, PER JC 09C10038005. OPERTIONAL CHECKED GOOD.

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