SDR AALA202604078618

Service difficulty report · Oven · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date: April 3, 2026
Submitted: April 7, 2026
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N918NN
Make and model: Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial: 33228
Aircraft time: 38,697 hours, 16,812 cycles
System (JASC): 2530 · Buffet/Galleys
Part: Oven
Condition: Odor
Location: Zone 900
Stage of operation: CL
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: ON DEPARTURE A STRONG ODOR WAS SMELLED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT. THE SMELL WAS A MIX OF BURNING PLASTIC AND BURNING FOOD HOWEVER THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORT THE OVEN IS EMPTY AND OFF. REMOVE AND REPLACED OVEN NUMBER 1 (AALA202604072084), PER AMM 25-32-03. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT HAND (AALA202604078618) AND RIGHT HAND (AALA202604075797) RECIRCULATION AIR FILTERS, PER AMM 21-25-01.