Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 29, 2024
Submitted
January 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35694
Aircraft time
49,770 hours, 17,641 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
38007021
Stage of operation
CL
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

PILOTS & FA REPORT OIL OR DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK AFTER PACKS TURNED ON. SMELL IS MORE LIKE TURBINE OIL, WORSE AT LOWER ALTITUDES AND ON GROUND. GROUNDED - YES. UPON ARRIVAL ON A/C, NOTICED SIGNIFICANT SMELL IN CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. PERFORMED FIM TASK 05-51 TASK 814, B, (1)~(D). FOUND OIL ON SWAB AND FOUND RESIDUAL OIL ON APU COWL DOOR. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN REF AMM 71-00-00-800-808-F00, OPERATED ENG BLEEDS AND PACKS WITH NO APU BLEED, FOUND NO SMELL. WHEN APU BLEED OPERATED, OIL FUMES/SMELL WAS FOUND. R & R APU ASSEMBLY ON TASK CARD 78349011, HAECO OP 1056 LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.