Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 24, 2017
Submitted
July 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35194
Aircraft time
30,768 hours, 10,454 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

REACHING TOP OF CLIMB AT FL350, AFT FLT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A METALLIC ODOR STARTING AT THE L2 DOOR AREA AND CONTINUING TO ROW 24. THE ODOR WAS STRONGEST ON LEFT SIDE OF AFT CABIN TO INCLUDE APPARENT DISCHARGE FROM OVERHEAD GASPER VALVES. OVENS WERE ON WITH FOOD BUT F/A CONFIRMED DIFFERENT ODOR THAT REPORTED SHE EXPERIENCED ODOR ON GROUND BEFORE ENGINE START. CHECKLIST COMPLETED TO RECIRCULATION FANS ONLY. ACFT GROUNDED. EMERGENCY DECLARED, APU NOT RUNNING WHEN DEFECT REPORTED BY CREW. COMPLIED WITH CABIN ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING IAW AMM 05-51, TASK 814, RAN ENGINES, ISOLATED PACKS, AND INSPECTED THE AREA AROUND ROW 24ABC, NO DEFECTS NOTED, INSPECTED THE AFT GALLEY OVENS, AND COFFEE MAKERS, NO DEFECTS NOTED, INSPECTED DOOR AREA HEATERS, NO DEFECT NOTED. NO HISTORY REPORTED WITHIN LAST 15 DAYS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ITEM ON GROUND, IAW AMM 05-51, TASK 814, PAGE 6A.