Service difficulty report · Compressor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 26, 2019
Submitted
March 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35695
Aircraft time
35,109 hours, 12,214 cycles
Part
Compressor
Part number
672000601
Part serial
67200060460
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Part time
16,018 hours, 5,606 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON THE CLIMB OUT THE AFT F/A'S REPORTED A STRONG SMELL WHICH SEEMED TO LEAVE AS WE CONTINUED THE CLIMB. WE COULD SMELL IT IN THE COCKPIT AS WELL, BUT NOT AS STRONG. SMELL SIMILAR TO A LOCKER ROOM. GROUNDED - YES. FOUND CONTAMINATION TO LOAD COMPRESSOR DRAIN FITTING ON APU REF AMM 49-16-11-200-801 ACCOMPLISHED OIL CONTAMINATION REMOVAL FROM AIR CONDITIONING AND PNEUMATIC SYSTEMS. REF AMM 21-00-01-100-801, STEPS 2.E.(1)-(4)(7)-(18) WITH NO ODORS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRCULATION AIR FILTERS REF AMM 21-25-01-000-801 AND AMM 21-25-01-400-801. REPLACED BOTH OZONE CONVERTERS. REF AMM 21-73-01-000-804 LEAK CHECK GOOD.