Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 7378H4

Difficulty date
March 20, 2026
Submitted
March 24, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8535S
Make and model
Boeing 7378H4
Aircraft serial
63596
Aircraft time
29,030 hours, 14,860 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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

ACRID SMELL IN COCKPIT WITH APU RUNNING. CREW HAD MENTIONED THIS SMELL WAS NOT PRESENT UNTIL THE APU WAS RUNNING WHILE TAXIING IN. THEY SEEMED TO OF ALREADY ISOLATED IT TO THE APU FOR IS SAYING THEY COULD DUPLICATE IT WITH THE APU RUNNING AND HOW IT WOULD GO AWAY WITH THE APU OFF. PERFORMED FAULT ISOLATION IAW FIM 21-00 TASK-806 AND AMM 05-51-56. NO FUMES; SMOKE; OR UN-USUAL ODORS NOTED WITH APU RUNNING AND APU BLEED RUNNING BOTH PACKS. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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