Service difficulty report · Strip · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
June 22, 2025
Submitted
June 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8739L
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
60231
Aircraft time
13,359 hours, 6,534 cycles
Part
Strip
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AFT LAV; CAPTAIN SIDE; BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL INCIDENT SUMMARY FLIGHT 443 FLIGHT 443 DEPARTED LAX EN ROUTE TO AUS AND WAS CRUISING AT 37000 FEET WHEN THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR NEAR THE AFT LEFT SIDE OF THE LAVATORY. AS A PRECAUTION THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND INITIATED A DIVERSION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO PASSENGER INJURIES WERE REPORTED. UPON ARRIVAL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AND CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION. NO ACTIVE FIRE WAS OBSERVED. AN INFRARED SCAN WAS PERFORMED AND NO ABNORMAL HEAT SIGNATURES WERE DETECTED. <[01] C/W CONDITIONAL INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-56 AND IFIM 21-00-00-810-830 . NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W TOILET OPERATIONAL TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 38-32-00; OPS CHECK GOOD. CONDUCTED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT LIGHTING OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM 33-20-00. IDENTIFIED ONE INOPERATIVE LED LIGHT STRIP IN THE AFT LEFT-HAND LAVATORY. NO SIGNS OF BURNING OR PHYSICAL DAMAGE WERE OBSERVED. (REFERENCE LOG PAGE 805966E FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION RELATED TO INOPERATIVE LAVATORY LIGHT.) RAN APU; AND C/W PACK AND CABIN TEMP OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 21-61-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO ABNORMAL ODORS OR DISCREPANCIES NOTED. A/C IS OKAY FOR SERVICE.

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