Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
April 7, 2025
Submitted
April 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
33490
Aircraft time
34,144 hours, 14,907 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: NEAR THE END OF THE START CYCLE FOR ENGINE NUMBER 1, A HEAVY FUME SMELL WAS EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOTS AND ALL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. WE ABORTED THE ENGINE START AND THE SMELL DISSIPATED. DETERMINED SOURCE OF ODOR TO BE THE APU WHEN THE BLEED IS SELECTED ON AND VERIFIED NO FUMES WHEN APU BLEED SELECTED OFF. (OPEN).