Service difficulty report · Flex Coupling · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 14, 2025
Submitted
March 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31172
Aircraft time
34,260 hours, 14,837 cycles
Part
Flex Coupling
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
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: STRONG BAD ODOR SMELL THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT. ISOLATED ODOR FROM LEFT HAND AC PACK, FOUND RUBBER FLEX CONNECTOR FROM HIGH PRESSURE WATER SEPARATOR MIX MUFF COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RUBBER FLEX CONNECTOR ON HIGH PRESSURE WATER SEPARATOR MIX MUFF. PER AMM 21-51-17.