Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 3, 2025
Submitted
April 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
31219
Aircraft time
29,182 hours, 12,440 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Failed
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: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS INTERMITTENT SULFUR LIKE ODOR AROUND AREA OF FORWARD SERVICE DOOR BY COAT CLOSET. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 08L00021001. INSPECTED CABIN FOR SULFUR TYPE ODORS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. RAN PACKS SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE CYCLING TEMP FULL HOT AND COLD ALSO UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. SUSPECTAPU BLEED VALVE FAILING INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING SMELL THRU PACKS DUE TO HISTORY. APU ECU FLAGGING CODE 49-52238 IN HISTORY. REPEAT DISCREPANCY OF APU BLEED VALVE FAILING. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU BLEED AIR VALVE, PER AMM 49-52-11. OPERTIONAL AND LEAK CHEAKS NORMAL.