Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
December 11, 2019
Submitted
December 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30014
Aircraft time
64,518 hours, 25,718 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

ON CLIMBOUT FROM MCI FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED STRONG ODOR COMING FROM AFT GALLEY. NO VISIBLE SMOKE OR FUMES. OVENS WERE OFF. SHUT RECIRC FANS OFF AND HAD FAS SHUT COFFEE MAKERS OFF. AFTER LEVEL OFF ODOR WENT AWAY RECIRC FANS TURNED ON AND ODOR DID NOT RETURN. LEFT ALL COFFEE MAKERS OFF. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN DEICED ON PREVIOUS LEG BUT NOT ON THIS SEGMENT. GROUNDED - YES. INSPECTED AFT GALLEY FOR ODOR , FOUND COFFEE GROUNDS AND COFFEE BURNT ON THE HEATERS. CLEANED OFF COFFEE MAKERS IAW B737-900 AMM 25-32-03.