Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
May 22, 2019
Submitted
May 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N533AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35201
Aircraft time
32,883 hours, 9,572 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
1828203
Part serial
17506
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
32,900 hours, 9,583 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
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

F/A'S REPORTED STINKY SOCK SMELL FROM AIR CONDITIONING AFTER T/O. A/C WAS HARD TO COOL ON THE GROUND WITH APU OFF AND JUST RUNNING ENGINES W/ ON AND PACKS AUTO. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER LT PACK SYSTEM AND SECONDARY PLENUM AND ACM REF AMM 21-51-03-00-805-002. PULL 4 CBS AND SAFETY COLLARED. REINSTALLED LT PACK SECONDARY PLENUM/DIFFUSER ASSEMBLY AND AIR CYCLE MACHINE. INSTALLED NEW LT PACK SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGER REF AMM 21-51-03, 21-51-04.