Service difficulty report · Sill Drain · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
January 27, 2026
Submitted
January 29, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8711Q
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
36979
Aircraft time
20,749 hours, 9,521 cycles
Part
Sill Drain
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
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

HORRIBLE SULFUR ODOR COMING FROM FWD FLOOR DRAINS ON EACH SIDE OF AFT GALLEY. THE ODOR WAS INTERMITTENT WHILE ACFT OPERATING. ONE FLT ATTENDANT GAGED. FLOOR DRAINS ON FLOOR ON FAR SIDE OF GALLEY NEXT TO GIRT BARS. PERFORMED AFT SILL DRAIN FLOAT VALVE CLEANING ON LT & RT AFT SILL DRAINS IAW AMM 38-31-06

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