Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 11, 2012
Submitted
April 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
19,577 hours, 5,897 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
38007021
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 A HISTORY OF DIRTY SOCK ODOR. FOUND OIL ON DRAIN LINE FITTING & DRAIN CAVITY ON APU LOAD COMPRESSOR. REPLACED APU PER T/C 78349010. ACCOMPLISHED APU PNEUMATIC DUCT SYSTEM BURN OUT IN REF TO AMM 21-00- 01-100-801, NO ODOR NOTED AT THIS TIME.