Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 737832

Difficulty date
February 4, 2019
Submitted
February 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3736C
Make and model
Boeing 737832
Aircraft serial
30540
Aircraft time
53,905 hours, 25,308 cycles
Part
Duct
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

UPON BLOCK IN AT GATE F/O SWITCHED TO APU POWER AND WE GOT A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL THROUGH ACFT. ACCOMPLISHED APU DUCTING DECONTAMINATION AS PER AMM 21-00-01. REPLACED BOTH RECIRC FAN FILTERS AS PER AMM 21-25. NO DEFECTS NOTED.