Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 8, 2012
Submitted
January 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
11,479 hours, 3,569 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P8069
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
6,354 hours, 5,351 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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 VENTILATION SYSTEM HAS THE DIRTY SOCK SMELL. OPERATED APU AND PACKS. VERIFIED DIRTY SOCK/OIL ODOR IN VENTILATION SYS. PERFORMED T/S PER FIM TASK 21 00 00 810 806 AND AMM 05 60 00 280 801C AND FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM APU LOAD COMPRESSOR CASE DRAIN. REPLACED APU PER T/C 78349010 AND MM 49 11 00. LK AND OP CHECK NORMAL. NO MORE DIRTY SOCK SMELL.