# SDR AALA202603316791

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 27, 2026
- Submitted: March 31, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N306SW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N306SW), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737-8
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 44488
- Aircraft time: 13,535 hours, 5,015 cycles
- System (JASC): [2400 · Electrical Power System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2400)
- Part: Power Port
- Condition: Burned
- Location: Zone 200
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202603316791

## Discrepancy

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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