Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 10, 2019
Submitted
December 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31197
Aircraft time
17,862 hours, 6,938 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
351A10001
Part serial
P8222
Condition
Leaking
Part time
15,033 hours, 20,846 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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: PILOT REPORTS EXTREME EXHAUST FUMES IN COCKPIT WITH EXTENSION OF FLAPS, FUEL IN RT TANK DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER THAN LEFT TANK, FUMES WORSENED AT ENGINE SHUTDOWN, RT TANK DROPPED APPX 1000LBS VS. LEFT 200 LBS ON APPROACH. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW JOB CARD 49-94-11. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED FQIS BITE TEST IAW AMM 28-41-00. CHECKS OK. NO IN-FLIGHT OR PRESENT FAULTS. GROUND TEST PASSES. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUNS IAW AMM 71-00-00. FUEL QUANTITY, FUEL USED AND FUEL FLOWS CHECK NORMAL.