Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
October 4, 2025
Submitted
October 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N63890
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
42194
Aircraft time
31,083 hours, 11,514 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
S210N70121
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 100
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

VERY MUSTY SMELL COMING FROM AIR VENTS TOMC LOCKED LP. PLEASE PERFORM CONDITIONAL INSP PER AMM 05-51-26-800-801-C1. PERFORM AC PACK BURN OUT AND REPLACE RECIRC FILTERS. REVIEWED WORK HISTORY AND FOUND #1 ENG WASH WAS JUST COMPLETED IN RDU LAST NIGHT DURING RON. UPON CREW DEBRIEFING, PILOTS STATED SMELL WAS PREVELANT DURING INITIAL TAXI AND ON TAKE OFF AND LANDING. SMELL WOULD GO AWAY AFTER APU WAS RUNNING. SEE PICTURES OF SMOKE ODOR FORMS. TOMC UPDATE: PLEASE PERFORM ENG IDLE RUN AND OPERATE PACKS TO ENSURE SMELL DOES NOT RETURN. TOMC UNLOCKED LP. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE/ODOR INSPECTION -PACK BURN OUT- FOR MUSTY SMELL IN CABIN REF AMM 05-51-26-800-801-C1. DUE TO RECENT ENG 1 COMP WASH AT RDU ON RON RECIRCULATION FILTERS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED REF AMM 21-25-01/401 AND PACK BURN OUT PROCEDURE WAS ADD EMP:U378948,U036339 REQUESTED. ONCE BOTH ENGINES WERE RAN, MUSTY SMELL WENT AWAY ON BOTH APU AND ENGINE POWER REF AMM 71-00-00-800-808-F00. OKAY FOR SERVICE.PARTS USED: 29-2124-3-0006,QTY :1