Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
March 29, 2026
Submitted
March 30, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37308
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
67564
Aircraft time
8,706 hours, 2,978 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

FAS ADVSD SMOKE LIKE SCENT IN FWD GALLEY. SCENT DISAPATED SHORTL Y AFTER. BREIFING FROM FA: OVENS WERE NEVER USED AND WERE OFF THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. COFFEE MAKER 1 WAS USED THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. COFFEE MAKER 2 WAS OFF. SMELL OCCURED ROUGHLY 15 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF. SMELL CONSISTENT OF A BURNING RUBBER TO BURNT PEANUT BUTTER. ANOTHER FLIGHT ATT SAYS IT SMELLED LIKE CIGARETTES. LASTED FOR ABOUT 15 MIN. ONLY IN THE FWD GALLEY AREA. NO SMOKE WAS SEEN. NO EVIDENCE FOUND BY FLIGHT ATTS OF ANYTHING BURNED. FLT CREW HAD NO ABNORMALITIES THROUGHOUT ENTIRE FLIGHT. MX FOUND A BURNED LIGHT BULB IN FWD GALLED ON CB PANEL RAN COFFEE MAKERS SEVERAL TIMES. NO ISSUES OR ODORS OCCURED. RAN OVENS FOR 20 MIN ON HIGH TEMP AND NO ODORS OR ISSUES OCCURED. SET GALLEY LIGHTS TO FULL BRIGHT FOR 30 MIN. NO ODORS OR ISSUES OCCURED. REPLACED THE BULB, OPS TESTED GOOD. PERFORMED IDLE ENGINE RUN OF BOTH ENGINES. COMPLETED TASK 21-00 830. NO SMOKE OR ODOR FOUND.

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