Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
September 12, 2017
Submitted
September 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
35,765 hours, 10,877 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
P199753
Condition
Dirty
Location
Recirculation
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

STRONG DIRTY SOCK ODOR AFTER TAKEOFF AND AGAIN DURING APPROACH. ACFT GROUNDED. COMPLIED WITH CABIN ODOR IAW FIM 05-51, TASK 814. UNABLE TO DETECT ANY ODORS AT THIS TIME. CHECKED ALL GALLEY OVENS AND COFFEEMAKERS FOR DISCREPANCIES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED OIL CONTAMINATION REMOVAL FROM AIR CONDITIONING AND PNEUMATICS BURNOUT OF THE APU AND ENGINE DUCTS AS WELL AS THE A/C PACKS IAW AMM 21-00-01-100-801, STEPS E.(1) THROUGH E. (18) (F). NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED APU MIDDLE DRAIN LINE FOR OIL IAW FIM 05-51 TASK 814, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATED BOTH ENGINES AT HIGH POWER FOR 10 MINUTES WITH NO ODOR NOTED. REPLACED RECIRCULATION AIR FILTERS IAW AMM 21-25-01. BOTH FILTERS WERE VERY DIRTY.