Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
February 8, 2026
Submitted
February 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27268
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67523
Aircraft time
12,517 hours, 4,293 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
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

MOMENTARY SMOKE ODOR IN CABIN. NOTED ODOR WAS NOTICED FOR A VERY BRIEF TIME AROUND THE ROW 30. OCCURRED ON DECENT FL10. APU WAS NOT OPERATING. NO NOTABLE ANOMALIES IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED SMOKE ODOR CABIN INSPECTION IAW FIM 21-00, TASK 830. FOCUSED ON LIGHTING & IFE SYS. DEFERRED IAW FIM 21-00 TASK 830, WITH THE DETAILS OF THE REPORT FOCUSED ON CABIN LIGHTING AND IFE SYS INSPECTION AROUND ROW 30. NO PHYSICAL SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE OR ANY ODORS WITH LIGHTS, BALLAST ASSEMBLIES, IFE COMPONENTS . PLACED THE IFE SYSTEM ON DEFERRAL AS A PRECAUTION & PULLED COLLARD CIRCUIT BREAKERS IAW MEL 4400AB. ENERGIZED ACFT WITH GROUND POWER. TURNED ALL LIGHTS OIN FLIGHT ARE NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO SIMULATE ON THE GROUND.

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