Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 19, 2022
Submitted
October 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N909DN
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
64880
Aircraft time
11,717 hours, 4,699 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Fod
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(LOG 9374456) AFTER TAXI HAD COMMAND FLT ATTD REPORTED SMELLING AN ODOR SIMILAR TO A LIT MATCH FROM THE RT OVERWING DOOR AREA. PERFORMED INSP OF AFT GALLEY DOOR HEATER AND FOUND UNOPPENED EARPLUGS IN AIRSTREAM AGAINST FLOOR HEATER. CLEANED AND RE-INSTALLED FLOOR HEATER REF B737 AMM 21-45. PERFORMED OPS CHECK. NO ODORS OR DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT RECIRCULATION FILTERS REF B737 AMM 21-25.