Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 8, 2011
Submitted
January 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35186
Aircraft time
14,382 hours, 4,329 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7451
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Tail
Part time
8,173 hours, 6,973 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

AIR CONDITIONING EMANATING MUSTY OLD SOCK SMELL DURING GROUND OPERATIONS AT DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL. SEEMED TO DISSIPATE AT DEPARTURE AND REOCCUR ON GROUND AT DESTINATION. IT WAS NOTICED DURING THE DESCENT AROUND 10 000' MSL AND ON THE GROUND. REMOVED APU LOAD COMPRESSOR WITNESS DRAIN LINE AND CHECK FITTING FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL ON CHECK FITTING. REPLACED APU REF T/C 78349010 ACCOMPLISHED FIM TASK 21 00 00 810 806 NO OTHER CONTAMINATION FOUND PERFORMED BURNOUT OPERATED PACKS AND NOTED NO MUSTY DIRTY SOCK SMELL.