Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7378

Difficulty date
January 30, 2026
Submitted
February 3, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8923Q
Make and model
Boeing 7378
Aircraft serial
42568
Aircraft time
5,379 hours, 2,904 cycles
Part
Unknown
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED AN UNUSUAL SCENT IN THE AFT GALLEY, POSSIBLY ELECTRICAL, WITH OBSERVED SMOKE. SPOKE WITH AFT FAS, THEY CONFIRMED THE ODOR STARTED WHEN THEY PULLED THE TRASH CANS FOR CABIN SERVICES. THEY WERE ABLE TO ISOLATE THE ODOR WHEN TRASH BAGS WERE AND ISOLATED FROM GALLEY. PERFORMED A FAULT ISOLATION TASK, F/C 212-615-00, UNKNOWN SOURCE.ACFT OK FOR SERVICE IFIM 21-00-00. CONDITIONAL INSPECTION PERFORMED IAW AMM REF 05-51-56.

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