Service difficulty report · Flapper Valve · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
October 22, 2025
Submitted
October 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27724
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28791
Aircraft time
81,577 hours, 30,010 cycles
Part
Flapper Valve
Condition
Faulted
Location
Apu
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

DURING CONDITIONAL INSPECTIONAL FOR ODORS REF 05-51-26-800-801-C1, FOUND PC AIR FLAPPER STUCK PARTIALLY OPEN SUPPLIED PRESSURE TO THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM WITH THE APU, TASK 36-00-00-860-803, PC AIR FLAPPER CLOSES NORMALLY AND DOES NOT LEAK. PC AIR FLAPPER IS NOT THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR.