Service difficulty report · Sill Drain · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
August 19, 2026
Submitted
August 21, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31107
Aircraft time
46,955 hours, 20,326 cycles
Part
Sill Drain
Condition
Clogged
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
DE
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: THE SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS IN THE AFT GALLEY UNDER LOW POWER SETTINGS. THIS OCCURS ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR WITH LOW POWER SETTINGS WITH THE APU OFF, LEFT AND RIGHT PACKS IN AUTO, WITH ISOLATION VALVE IN AUTO. COULD NOT SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND SOURCE OF ODOR TO BE DOOR SILL DRAINS. UNCLOGGED DOOR SILL DRAINS IAW AMM 38-31-00.