Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
April 3, 2022
Submitted
April 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817NN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
29558
Aircraft time
36,208 hours, 14,783 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
351A10001
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
20,890 hours, 11,823 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT SMELL AND FUMES IN CABIN IN CRUISE. PACKS ISOLATION VALVE ALL IN AUTO AS WERE RE CIRCULATION FANS. ENGINE 1 AND 2 BLEEDS ON, AUXILIARY POWER UNIT BLEED OFF. SUPPLY DUCT TEMPERATURES WERE HIGH. ABOVE 80 SUPPLY DUCTS TEMPERATURES WERE LOWERED IMMEDIATELY AND SMELL AND FUMES DECREASED COMMENSURATELY. SMELL FUMES WERE OBVIOUS AND EXTINGUISHED. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202204065586: AS PER PREVIOUSLY ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING. PERFORMED AIR PURGE FROM AUXILIARY POWER UNIT PNEUMATIC DUCTS AND AIR CONDITIONING PACKS AND DUCTS DOWN STREAM OF PACKS PER AMM 21-00-01 AND JOB CARD NUMBER 08L00021001. NO ODOR IN CABIN AT THIS MOMENT. AUXILIARY POWER UNIT OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL.** (CLOSED)