Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 11, 2026
Submitted
September 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41729
Aircraft time
38,947 hours, 11,859 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
43885001
Part serial
7069
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
12,671 hours, 3,821 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DEPT FLIGHT DECK ONLY HAD MILD OIL SMELL. WENT AWAY AT AROUND 5000'. AGAIN DESCENDING THROUGH APPROX 5000' STRONGER OIL SMELL IN FLIGHT DECK ONLY UNTIL ARRIVAL AT GATE. GROUNDED - YES. R & R LT OZONE CONVERTER REF AMM 21-73-01, R & R LT RECIRCULATION FAN IAW AMM21-25-02, R & R LT RECIRCULATION FAN AIR FILTER IAW AMM 21-25-01. R & R LT AIR PRESSURE FILTER ELEMENT PER AMM 29-09-01. NOTE: DURING INITIAL TESTS TO VERIFY ODOR FOUND SOURCE TO BE LT PACK ODOR - RT PACK NO ODOR APU AS BLEED SOURCE. LEAK CHKD GOOD ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER PARTS REPLACEMENT. REF FIM 05-51 TASK 814 & AMM 05-51-56 LEVEL 1.