What was found
VERY STRONG UNPLEASENT ODOR ON DESCENT PASSING THRU 11000 FT UNTIL 3000 FT. F/A REPORT A CHEMICAL ODOR IN THE BACK. CABIN ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING ACCOMPLISHED AND APU REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONING SYS REPAIRED.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2013
- Submitted
- March 18, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N514AS
- Make and model
- Boeing 737890
- Aircraft serial
- 35193
- Aircraft time
- 17,132 hours, 5,351 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Part time
- 4,306 hours, 8,086 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.