- Difficulty date
- November 10, 2019
- Submitted
- November 26, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Boeing 737823
- Aircraft serial
- 31277
- Aircraft time
- 6,407 hours, 2,706 cycles
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 351A10001
- Part serial
- P12084
- Condition
- Leaking
- Part time
- 4,229 hours, 4,601 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: APU AIR SMELLS LIKE DIRTY SOCKS, LOCKER ROOM BODY ODOR. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED APU SOURCE OF ODOR.***SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE REMOVED REPLACED APU IAW JOB CARD 49-94-11 OPS AND LEAKS CHECKS GOOD.*** (CLOSED)