Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
January 12, 2019
Submitted
January 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
39043
Aircraft time
39,878 hours, 11,986 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Part time
15,378 hours, 21,708 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

F/A'S REPORT "DIRTY SOCK" SMELL IN CABIN ON T/O DEPT, AND THEN AGAIN ON APPROACH/LANDING. GROUNDED - YES. OPERATED BOTH PACKS ON HIGH WITH APU, NO SIGN OF ODOR DETECTED. BLACK LIGHT TEST OF SWABS FROM APU LOAD COMPRESSOR WITNESS DRAIN WERE INCONCLUSIVE. ENGINEERING REQUESTS ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION OF APU AS POSSIBLE SOURCE OF ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU REF AMM 49-11-00. ACCOMPLISHED APU INSTALLATION AND OPERATIONAL TESTS REF AMM 49-11-00. NO LEAKS NOTED. OPS CHECK NORMAL. ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE PROCEDURE REF AMM 49-61-00. NO FAULTS FOUND.