Service difficulty report · Inlet · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
July 7, 2025
Submitted
July 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78438
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
33533
Aircraft time
50,640 hours, 18,036 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
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

APU BLEED AIR EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN ODOR. T/S REF FIM 49-55 TASK 801. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU AND FOUND RESIDUAL OIL NEAR AIR INLET DUCT. CLEANED AREA THOROUGHLY AND RAN APU WITH BLEED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. COULD NOT REPLICATE ODOR IN AIR. VERIFIED NO LEAKS DURING OPERATION OF APU.