Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 737924ER

Difficulty date
January 26, 2026
Submitted
January 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27421
Make and model
Boeing 737924ER
Aircraft serial
37094
Aircraft time
55,373 hours, 19,659 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
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

STRONG ODOR OF FUEL ON TAXI TO FL200. ARRIVL BLW130 PAX AND FWD CABIN COMPLAINING SMOKE ODOR REPORT. PERFORMED WALK AROUND BEFORE & AFTER ENG RUN. NO LEAKS FOUND. FIM TASK 21-00 TASK 806 SECTION C. REPLACED TWO HEPA FILTERS IN FWD PIT, RAN ENGS SEPERATLY ODOR STILL PRESENT IN CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED INTERNAL & EXTERNAL, INLET & EXHAUST INSP OF APU BAY, NO DEFECT NOTED, INSPECT FUEL SHROUD LINE & APU DUCT, AFT OF PRESSURE BULKHEAD, NO DEFECT NOTED, NO FLUID LEAKING OUT OF SHROUD, ACCOMPLISHED ENG IDLE RUN, WITH ENGS PNEUMATIC AS AIR SOURCE & PACK IN MULTIPLE CONFIGURATION, NO ODOR NOTED, WITH ENGS BLEED ON & TURNING ON APU BLEED, OILY ODOR NOTED IAW 21-00 TASK 830 & AMM 05-51-26-800-801-C1, PLACED ON MEL DUE TO ODOR IN CABIN FROM APU BLEED. SOURCE OF OILY ODOR HAS BEEN T/S DOWN TO APU BLEED AIR. INSP OF APU INLET, EXHAUST, FUEL SHROUD & APU BAY SHOWS NO LEAKS. SOURCE SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM INTERNAL OF APU. REQUIRES APU CHANGE.