Service difficulty report · Sill Drain · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
September 27, 2025
Submitted
September 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308TB
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67989
Aircraft time
8,180 hours, 2,973 cycles
Part
Sill Drain
Part number
65C3774116
Condition
Clogged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
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 NOT GROUNDED: STRONG SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS IN FORWARD GALLEY INTERMITTENT THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. ACCOMPLISHED J/C 09L00021001. FOUND SMELL TO BE COMING FROM L1 DOOR FLOOR SILL DRAIN VENTS. DRAIN IS COMPLETELY CLOGGED AT THE FLOAT VALVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD SILL DRAIN FLOAT VALVE, PER AMM 38-31-06. ALSO, CLEANED FORWARD DOOR SILL DRAINS, PER AMM 38-31-00. LEAK CHECK GOOD AND WATER DRAINS GOOD. SMELL IS NO LONGER PRESENT IN FORWARD GALLEY.

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