Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
December 6, 2022
Submitted
January 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N985NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31233
Aircraft time
19,750 hours, 8,320 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
351A10001
Part serial
P11139
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Part time
19,765 hours, 8,341 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 INITIAL TAXI WITH POWER UP GOT DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN COCKPIT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DID NOT SMELL. DISSIPATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL SMELL BEGAN AGAIN AND STRONGER. FROM GASPER VENTS. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS DETECTED SMELL DIRTY SOCKS FOR 5 MINUTES, THEN DISSIPATED MILD ODOR. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT.