Service difficulty report · Pack · Boeing 737322

Difficulty date
December 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N356UA
Make and model
Boeing 737322
Aircraft serial
24362
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Pack
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Part time
6,463 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

ODOR FROM LEFT PACK IN COCKPIT AND FORWARD CABIN ON GROUND AND IN FLIGHT. SMELLS LIKE OVERHEATING. *S/D* AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE APU AND RUNNING THE LEFT-HAND PACK WITH ENGINE BLEED AIR, ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER 15 TO 20 MINUTES. FOUND METAL ON APU CHIP DETECTOR. APU WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.