Service difficulty report · Insulation · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
June 25, 2025
Submitted
June 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37267
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31586
Aircraft time
74,172 hours, 26,306 cycles
Part
Insulation
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

SMOKE AGAIN IN MAIN WHEEL WELL. OPERATED FLIGHT CONTROLS, FLAPS, BOTH ENGINE THRUST REVERSERS, AND PARKING BRAKE WHILE BOTH HYDRAULIC EMDPS WERE RUNNING MULTIPLE TIMES, FOUND NO ACTIVE HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE WHEEL WELLS AT THIS TIME. CORRECTED HYDRAULIC LEAK WITH TIGHTENING OF B NUT EARLIER FOUND SOURCE OF SMOKE IN WHEEL WELL. WITH APU BLEED ON, SMOKE APPEARED RISING FROM UNDER KEEL BEAM AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO. FOUND SEVERAL SPOTS ON INSULATION BLANKETS OF APU BLEED DUCT UNDER KEEL BEAM SOAKED WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID REF AIPC 36-13-02-01 AND AMM 36-13-02 PAGE OF APU BITE TEST. LEFT INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLIGHT CREW ATTACHED TO PILOTS YOKE. INSTALLED INOP STICKER AT APU BLEED SWITCH. DISPATCH DESK.TOMC APPROVED DEFERED PER MEL REMOVED PANELS BENEATH KILL BEAM/WHEEL WELL AREA. CLEANED ENTIRE AREA THOROUGHLY AND RAN HYDRAULICS NUMEROUS TIMES. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. CLEANED HARD SHELL INSULATION COVER AND BLEED DUCT REF AMM 36-13-01-100-801. HARD SHELL BLEED INSULATION ADAREA.