Service difficulty report · Sill Drain · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
April 11, 2026
Submitted
April 16, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378SC
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
44471
Aircraft time
16,254 hours, 6,075 cycles
Part
Sill Drain
Condition
Clogged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TX
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: SOF EVENT REPEATED, THE AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A STRONG ROTTEN EGG SMELL OR SULFUR TYPE SMELL IN THE AFT GALLEY. FOUND AFT DOOE DRAIN WERE CLOGGED. UNCLOGGED RIGHT HAND (AALA202604155860) AND LEFT HAND (AALA202604154282) AFT DOOR DRAIN. PER AMM 38-31-00. ACCOMPLISHED W/C 09L00021001. NO MORE ODOR NOTED.

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