Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 20, 2011
Submitted
December 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
13,803 hours, 4,430 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7443
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
7,571 hours, 6,681 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER ENGINE START WHEN TURNING ON PACKS HAD DIRTY SOCK SMELL. REF MM 05 60 00 280 801 STEP 3 FOUND OIL PRESENT IN LOAD COMPRESSOR SEAL WITNESS DRAIN. REPLACED APU REF MM 49 13 11 MM49 11 00 000 803. LEAK CHECKED AND SERVICED OIL ON NEW APU REF MM 49 11 00 400 803 STEPS H N(5)7.