Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 28, 2011
Submitted
December 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35184
Aircraft time
18,261 hours, 5,947 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P6442
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
13,433 hours, 15,201 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 APU START "DIRTY SOCK SMELL WAS PRESENT IN CABIN AND COCKPIT, WENT AWAY AFTER ENGINE START. ON LANDING SAN SAME SMELL WAS AGAIN PRESENT. DUE TO RECENT HISTORY ENGINEERING REQUESTS APU BE REPLACED. OIL FOUND AT APU BLEED AIR VALVE CONFIRMING APU AS THE SOURCE. REPLACED APU. OPS/LEAK CHECKED APU. REF T/C 78349010.