Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
November 24, 2012
Submitted
November 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35685
Aircraft time
19,205 hours, 6,048 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
3807021
Part serial
P7229
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
12,356 hours, 11,202 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

AIR CONDITIONING HAS A UNPLEASENT ODOR. ACCOMPLISHED MM 49-16-11-200-801, REMOVED MIDDLE DRAIN LINE AND DRAIN LINE FROM APU LOAD COMPRESSOR CASE. FOUND OIL IN MIDDLE DRAIN BEFORE RUNNING APU, CLEANED DRAINS. RAN APU FOR MINIMUM OF 5 MINUTES FOUND OIL ACCUMULATION AT MIDDLE DRAIN. RECONNECTED MIDDLE APU DRAIN AND DRAIN LINE FROM APU LOAD COMPRESSOR CASE. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU. ACCOMPLISHED OIL CONTAMINATION REMOVAL FROM AIR CONDITIONING AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEM . REF MM 21-00-01-100-801