Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
March 27, 2013
Submitted
March 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N592AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35190
Aircraft time
19,809 hours, 6,247 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P7923
Condition
Leaking
Part time
4,382 hours, 8,229 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

A DIRTY SOCK ODOR OCCURRED STARTING T/O ROLL AND WAS GONE AT 20,000 FT ON CLIMB. NO ODOR DURING FLIGHT. THE ODOR REAPPEARED ON DESCENT AT 15,000 UNTIL LANDING. IT WAS DETECTED THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND COCKPIT. ACFT GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN ODOR T/S IAW FIM 05-51-TASK 814. DURING INSP OF APU DRAIN FOUND OIL CONTAMINATION AT MIDDLE DRAIN FOR LOAD COMPRESSOR REF AMM 49-15-11. REPLACED APU. REPLACED BOTH RECIRCULATION FAN FILTER IAW AMM 21-25-01, APU OPS CHECKED GOOD, NO LEAK NOTED RAN BOTH PACKS NO ODORS NOTED.