Service difficulty report · Case · Boeing 737990

Difficulty date
January 11, 2024
Submitted
January 17, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N320AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990
Aircraft serial
33680
Aircraft time
66,940 hours, 27,089 cycles
Part
Case
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Compressor
Part time
28,114 hours, 46,967 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER STARING APU AND BRINGING PACKS ON-LINE THE SMELL OF DIRTY SOCKS PERMINATES THE CABIN. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED CONDITIONAL INSP REF AMM 05-51-56 SMOKE FUMES IN CABIN PERFORMED ENG RUN REF FIM 21-00 TASK 806 IDENTIFIED FUMES WITH APU BLEED ON L PACK ON RIGHT PACK OFF. NO NOTICEABLE FUMES IN ALL OTHER CONFIGURATIONS. ODOR IS LEVEL 1. SWABBED APU LOAD COMPRESSOR CASE FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL CONTAMINATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU AMM 49-11-00/401.