Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 737824

Difficulty date
September 22, 2026
Submitted
September 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N37281
Make and model
Boeing 737824
Aircraft serial
31599
Aircraft time
66,303 hours, 24,574 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
LD
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

CREW REPORTS ODOR IN CABIN ON APPROACH AND LANDING TO SFO. LANDING WAS A BLEEDS OFF LANDING DUE TO MEL 2101A APPLIED. APU BLEED ON, ENG BLEEDS OFF, LT PACK OFF, RT PACK ON, DURING DESCENT AT 10K FT IAW MM 05-51-26-800-801-C1, STEP 1C(2)(D). INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT & TAILPIPE, FOUND NO DISCREPENCIES. APU OIL CORRECT LEVEL. INSPECTED RT PACK, FOUND NO DISCREPENCIES. OPS PACKS WITH APU BLEED FOR 5 MIN., NO ODOR NOTED. CONTINUED OPS CHK WITH ENGINE BLEEDS ON AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS, NO ODOR PRESENT, NO PREVIOUS HISTORY CONTINUED OPS CHK WITH ENGINE BLEEDS ON AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS, NO ODOR PRESENT, ACCOMPLISHED MM 05-51-26-800-801-C1 STEP 1C(1) (A-F), & 1C(2) (A-C). NO SIGNS, OR BURNING OF SMOKE ODOR.