Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 737932ER

Difficulty date
May 12, 2026
Submitted
May 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860DN
Make and model
Boeing 737932ER
Aircraft serial
31971
Aircraft time
31,323 hours, 12,044 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DESCENDING THROUGH 4000 CA AND FO BOTH BEGAN TO SMELL A DIRTY SOCK FUME. THE SMELL BECAME STRONGER AND SLIGHTLY MORE ACRID DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE DESCENT. FWD FA'SQUIRED BUT DID NOT SMELL THE ODOR. UPON LANDING THE COCKPIT WINDOWS WERE OPENED AND THE ODOR DISAPATED. FOUND OIL PUDDLING IN EXHAUST SLEEVE AREA AFT. ENG SHUTDOWN PER B737 AMM 71-71-00-200-801. F00 PAPA 9. OIL CONSUMPTION NORMAL. OIL PUDDLING IS ACCEPTABLE. PER MCC PERFORMED STEPS TO REMOVE OIL DECONTAMINATION FROM APU. LT ENG AND RT ENG. PNEUMATIC DUCT BURN PER B737 AMM 21-00-01-100-501 SUBTASK 860-005/860-009/860-016. RUN PACKS. NO ODOR NOTED. (LOG 8603966 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED).