Service difficulty report · Air Filter · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 10, 2019
Submitted
November 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33227
Aircraft time
21,584 hours, 8,822 cycles
Part
Air Filter
Part number
P199753
Condition
Fouled
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT NOTICED ODOR AND FUMES OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN AFTER DEPARTING FROM SAT. RETURNED TO LAND AT SAT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT & COMPLETED JOB CARD 05-96-70 & FOUND RECERC HEPA FILTERS COMPLETELY FOULED & DUCTS WITH BLOCKED AND DIRTY OUTLETS. REMOVED AND REPLACED HEPA FILTERS IAW JOB CARD 1711 AND CLEANED DUCTS. RAN A/C SYSTEM WITH APU & ENGINE, NO SMELLS NOTED.