Service difficulty report · Gasket · Boeing 7374B7

Difficulty date
December 30, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438US
Make and model
Boeing 7374B7
Aircraft serial
24560
Aircraft time
58,022 hours, 38,670 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Missing
Location
Apu
Component
Burner Can
Component part number
03493190001
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A DIRTY SOCK SMELL THROUGHOUT CABIN ON APPROACH TO LANDING. APU WAS OFF AND BOTH PACKS WERE ON. SMELL WAS WORSE FROM MID TO REAR OF CABIN. NO SMELL IN FLIGHT DECK. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED J/C 03L00021001 - 737 T/S CABIN ODOR. FOUND APU BURNER CAN LEAKING SEVERELY AT IGNITION PLUG (GASKET MISSING 50%). CABIN ODOR REPORT STATES APU WAS ON. CONFIRMED SMELL WAS COMING FROM APU DUE TO BURNER CAN GASKET MISSING. REPLACED HEPA FILTERS AND RAN ENGINES FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH PACKS ON AND APU BLEED OFF. PLACED APU ON MEL. SUBSEQUENTLY, MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU BURNER CAN PER AMM 49-31-42 AND CLEARED THE MEL.

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