Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
September 7, 2020
Submitted
September 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
30016
Aircraft time
65,430 hours, 26,056 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007021
Part serial
P5614
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
27,672 hours, 42,202 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WET SOCK SMELL COMING THRU VENTS ON FINAL APPROACH AND DURING TAXI TO THE GATE. GROUNDED - YES. DEBRIEFED CREW STATING WET SOCK SMELL VERY BAD. RAN APU RT PACK ONLY, ODOR NOTICED. RAN LT PACK ONLY, NO ODOR. RAN BOTH ENGINES RT PACK ONLY, NO ODOR NOTED. RAN LT PACK WITH ENGINES, NO ODOR NOTED. SHUTDOWN ENGINES AND USED APU BLEED AIR RT PACK ONLY, ODOR NOTED. TURNED OFF APU AND AIRED OUT CABIN. PERF SMOKE/FUMES COND INSP, REF B737-900 AMM 05-51-56-200-801. APU INSP STEP C COTTON SWABS FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL ON SWABS. BOTH SWABS COKED WITH CARBON. ALSO USED TSR710117 FOR T/S. PERFORMED OIL CONTAMINATION REMOVAL TSR STEP 4, REF AMM 21-00-01-100-801 UP TO STEP E (22). FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE AT APU LOAD COMPRESSOR CASE. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU, REF TASKCARD 78349010, NO SMELLS NOTED.