Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 737490

Difficulty date
March 3, 2010
Submitted
March 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N792AS
Make and model
Boeing 737490
Aircraft serial
28887
Aircraft time
41,636 hours, 23,033 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
22051702
Part serial
103504
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
51,574 hours, 28,920 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT FL 180 WHEN APU GENERATOR PUT ONLINE ON LEFT SIDE VISIBLE SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT. APU BLEED WAS CLOSED. SMELL RETURNED AT 7000FT ON DESCENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED HEP A FILTERS LT AND RT ACM'S INSPECTED BEHIND P4 AND P5 PNL'S AND UNDER APU LWR SHROUD. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND LEAK'S. NO ODOR DETECTED.