Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
March 24, 2025
Submitted
April 1, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30097
Aircraft time
66,820 hours, 28,229 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Cut
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER ENGINE START CABIN WAS NOT COOLING DOWN. WE SWITCHED TO MAX COOLING FROM THE APU. ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER 3 OF 4 FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND SOME PASSENGERS COMPLAINED OF SMELLING FUMES AND ASLIGHT HEADACHE. IT WAS MOSTLY AT THE REAR OF THE CABIN. REPLACED O-RING "SEAL" (AALA202503252772) BETWEEN APU "B" FCU AND OIL LUBE UNIT, PER AMM 49-31-11. REMOVE AND REPLACED ELEVATOR A/P "B" ACTUATOR (AALA202504014312), PER AMM 22-11-26. CLEANED APU COMPRTMENT, PER AMM 49-16-11. ACCOMPLISHED SOF TROUBLESHOOTING J/C #08L00021001. NO ODOR ADDTIONAL ENCOUNTERED.