Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
July 28, 2003
Submitted
August 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631AU
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27809
Part
Apu
Part number
380029815
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
NR
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

PIT - FLT 44 - PILOT NOTED BURNED OIL SMELL FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE RAN AND ISOLATED BOTH PACKS. A SLIGHT ODOR WAS NOTED. PACKS WERE RUN AT FULL HOT AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. ON A FOLLOWING FLIGHT, THE ODOR RETURNED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU. (M)

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