Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 18, 2012
Submitted
January 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
14,260 hours, 4,608 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7658
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
9,315 hours, 7,290 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

AIRCRAFT HAS "DIRTY SOCK" SMELL ON TAKEOFF AND DESCENT. ACCOMPLISHED TASK 05 60 00 280 801C1 PARAGRAPH 2A THRU 2E RAW OIL FOUND IN THE INTERNAL AREAS OF THE DRAIN CAVITY APU REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. REPLACED APU OPS/LEAK CHECKED APU PER T/C 78349010. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL IN REMOVED APU'S BLEED AIR VALVE AND APU COMPARTMENT DUCTING. RAN APU WITH BLEED AIR ON AND STRINGER INSTALLED FOR 1 HOUR. RAN PACKS USING APU AIR AFTER STRINGER REMOVAL. NO ODOR DETECTED. REF MM 21 00 01 100 801 STEPS E(1) E(6)(C).