Service difficulty report · Filter · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
April 22, 2011
Submitted
April 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24560
Part
Filter
Part number
21FA507
Condition
Dirty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
DE
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

MCO - ON DESCENT INTO MCO BELOW 10,000 FEET, AIRCRAFT HAD A VERY STRONG ODOR IN CABIN - A DIRTY SOCK SMELL (NO ODOR IN COCKPIT). ODOR CLEARED UP WHEN AIRCRAFT LANDED IN MCO. MAINTENANCE RAN PACKS TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE APU OR ENGINE SMELL. RAN APU AND BOTH ENGINES. NO SMELL NOTED AT THIS TIME. REPLACED HEPA FILTERS PER JOB CARD 03L00021001.

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