Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737

Difficulty date
October 4, 2022
Submitted
October 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860NN
Make and model
Boeing 737
Aircraft serial
40583
Aircraft time
35,633 hours, 14,899 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
351A10001
Part serial
P5971
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 300 - Stabs
Part time
31,323 hours, 20,026 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON TAKE OFF AND INITIAL CLIMB WITH ENGINE ANTI-ICE ON, FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN CREW OBSERVED AN ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING OIL SMELL. ODOR RAPIDLY DISSIPATED WHEN ENGINE ANTI ICE WAS SWITCHED OFF. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUME INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING JOB CARD 08L00021001. APU LEAKING OIL DETERMINED TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR. REPLACED APU PER JOB CARD 08C30049002. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK OF APU GOOD. NO ODORS IN CABIN.