Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 18, 2025
Submitted
November 19, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N835NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29577
Aircraft time
46,219 hours, 19,638 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
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: ENTIRE AIRCRAFT SMELLED LIKE DIRTY SOCKS. ODOR DISSIPATED ABOUT10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. ODOR WAS STRONGEST IN THE EXIT ROWS IN THE MAIN CABIN. ODOR REAPPEARED WHEN DESCENDING THROUGH 10000FT AND STAYED UNTIL AC PACK SHUTOFF AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE. ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOOTING PER JOB CARD 08L00021001 SLIGHT SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE NUMBER 2. PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION OF AIR CONDITIONING AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEM WITH ENGINE RUN FOR 30 MINUTES AND NO ODOR OR SMELL PRESENT.