Service difficulty report · Power Port · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
March 27, 2026
Submitted
March 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306SW
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44488
Aircraft time
13,535 hours, 5,015 cycles
Part
Power Port
Condition
Burned
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
NR
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: ELECTRICAL SMELL FROM ROWS 19-20 DESCRIBED AS PLASTIC BURNING SMELL AND PERSISTENT FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE. COULD NOT ISOLATED INCLUDING TURNING OFF AND OUT ALL ELECTRICAL DEVICES. SOURCE IDENTIFIED TO 19F, REMOVED AND REPLACED POWERPORTS AT SEATS 19ABC (AALA202603312668), 19DEF (AALA202603316791), 20ABC (AALA202603315039), AND 20DEF (AALA202603318454). PER AMM 23-81-04.

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