Service difficulty report · Water Separator · Boeing 7377Q8

Difficulty date
May 4, 2022
Submitted
May 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7853B
Make and model
Boeing 7377Q8
Aircraft serial
30707
Aircraft time
57,878 hours, 38,315 cycles
Part
Water Separator
Part number
21BC126
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TWO MINUTES INTO FLIGHT FAS COMPLAINED OF AN ODD SMELL IN THE CABIN. ALSO A SENSE OF HEAT FILLING THE CABIN. WE RETURNED TO DENVER AND PERFORMED AN OVER WEIGHT LANDING AT 130.2K LBS; OTHERWISE NORMAL LANDING. FAS SAID SMELL WENT AWAY DURING DECENT. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS IN THE FLIGHT DECK. / [01] DURING INSPECTION OF FUME EVENT FOUND THAT A BLADE LUBE WAS PERFORMED THE NIGHT BEFORE 05/03/2022 (REF. AMM 72-21-00 FOR NOTE ABOUT APPLYING TO MUCH BLADE LUBE.) FOUND THE WATER SEPARATOR BAGS WITH EVIDENCE OF BLADE LUBE MATERIAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED WATER SEPARATOR BAGS REF. AMM 21-51-05. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS; NO ODD SMELLS NOTED AT THIS TIME. REF LOG PAGE 2153872 FOR OVERWEIGHT LANDING.

More about the Boeing 737-7Q8