Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
August 24, 2026
Submitted
August 24, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78524
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31642
Aircraft time
50,059 hours, 18,510 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B27
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 TOLD US NEAR TOD THAT THERE WAS A STRANGE CHEMICAL TYPE ODOR AFTER T/O, NOW FL SICK, FLT CREW REPORTS THAT MAINTENANCE WAS DONE TO RT PACK IN DALLAS. FLT CREW ALSO REPORTS THAT DURING FULL POWER FOR TAKE OFF, ODOR STARTED TO OCCUR. CREW REPORTS THAT AROUND 10,000 FT, ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF ODOR STARTED TO DISSIPATE AND DID NOT COME BACK. SPOKE WITH FLIGHT CREW AFTER LANDING ABOUT ODOR. BASED ON FLIGHT CREW REPORTS, ODOR IS FROM THE CABIN, NOT THE PACK. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF BOTH PACKS AND NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND. FOUND SOUR ODOR IN AFT CABIN NEAR AFT LAV. NO OTHER PROBLEMS, SOUNDS OR ODOR FOUND IN AIRCRAFT.