Service difficulty report · Duct · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
March 14, 2024
Submitted
March 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N595NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32995
Aircraft time
70,858 hours, 23,164 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SHIP 5815 ON APPROACH 6000-5000 FEET A MUSTY ODOR BECAME APPARENT IN THE FLIGHT DECK. ODOR PERSISTED UNTIL PARKED AT THE GATE W/ BLEED NOW ON APU. ODOR STILL PERSISTS. R/R RECIRC FILTERS, FOUND OIL CONTAMINATION FROM IN APU BLEED DUCT, REMOVED CONTAMINATION. ALL NO GO PROCEDURES C/W.