Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 2, 2012
Submitted
June 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
17,430 hours, 5,531 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B26US
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7697
Condition
Odor
Part time
7,426 hours, 8,350 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STRONG DIRTY SOCK ODOR ON DECENT AND APPROACH. PERFORMED CABIN ODOR TEST 05-60-00-280-801 C1, AND MM 49-16-11-200-801, FOUND SWAB TO BE DIRTY AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF WET OR OILY. WHILE PERFORMING APU BORO INSPECTION, FOUND WET OIL STAINS IN DIFFUSER HOUSING AND SLUDGE DEPOSITS ON VANES IN COMPRESSOR DIFFUSER RING. R & R APU IAW TASK 49-11-00-000 AND 49-11-00-400. OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED TASK 21-00-01 FOR OIL CONTAMINATION FROM ACFT AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS.