Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 3, 2021
Submitted
September 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76517
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31628
Aircraft time
42,343 hours, 14,657 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
28B5459
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

ON TAXI IN WE GOT A STRONG ELEC SMELL WHICH COENSIDED WITH THE M AX CABIN AIR FLOW PROCEED QUESTIONAIR PICTURE ONCE ABLE TO BOARD AIRCRAFT FOUND A SLIGHT RESIDUAL ELECTICAL SMELL. MOSTLY IN THE FWD GALLEY AREA AND FLIGHT DECK INSPECTED APU AIR INLET NO DEFECTS NOTED REF AMM 05-51-26. PERFORMED CONDITIONAL INSPECTION OF FLIGHT DECK, NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED, ALL LIGHTING IN FLIGHT DECK OPS CHECKS GOOD. RAN OVENS AND COFFEE MAKERS IN GALLEY''S, QUESTIONAIR FORM, ODOR/SMELL OCCURRED AFTER LANDING AND DURING NO DEFECTS OR ODORS. BASED ON COMPLETED ODOR IN CABIN THEY NOTICED IT. SUSPECT PLACARDED APU STARTER GENERATOR DURING APU START AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE. SEE LOGPAGE 6946122 FOR R&R. RAN FLIGHT CREW STATED ODOR HAD STARTED TO DISAPATE SHORLY AFTER OF APU AIR FOR SINGLE ENGINE TAXI IN OPERATIONS. VERBALLY FROM MAXIMIZING CABIN AIR FILTRATION PILOT BULLETIN 21-237. THE USE PACKS FOR OVER AN HOUR IN THE SAME PILOT BULLETIN CONFIGURATION WITH NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN, RAN PACKS WITH BOTH ENGINES NO ODORS PRESENT