Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 16, 2011
Submitted
March 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
10,944 hours, 3,533 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7852
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
3,352 hours, 5,450 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

ON DESCENT "DIRTY SOCK" SMELL FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. VERIFIED THAT THERE IS OIL SMELL WHEN USING LEFT AND RIGHT PACKS WITH THE APU AS THE AIR SOURCE. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU PER B737 800 AMM 49 11 00 400 803 ITEM G TO L (4) (G). RAN APU USING LEFT AND RIGHT PACKS APU WAS THE ONLY AIR SOURCE NO OIL SMELL DETECTED AT THIS TIME.