Service difficulty report · Humidifier · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
March 13, 2026
Submitted
March 16, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N871AY
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
65991
Aircraft time
21,384 hours, 3,130 cycles
Part
Humidifier
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
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 GROUNDED: AT CRUZE FL400 APPROX 1 HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT, CA AND FO VOCALIZED UNKNOWN ODOR IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND TEST OF FLIGHT DECK HUMIDIFIER, AMM 21-71-02, HAD A SLIGHT ODER. REMOVED AND REPLACED HUMIDIFIER PAD, RAN TEST-NO ODERS, REF AMM 21-71-04. C/W SOF JC 78L00021001. ODER WAS CONTAINED TO FD ONLY.

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