Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
March 1, 2016
Submitted
March 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N194UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
3629
Aircraft time
25,104 hours, 9,794 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3399
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Part time
24,204 hours, 13,064 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. ODOR IN CABIN, ON CLIMB OUT, C FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED, DIRTY SOCK, ODOR MID TO REAR CABIN. A FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS MILD BURNING OF NOSE FWD EYES. ODOR STRONGEST NEAR ROW 23 & 24. FRONT OF CABIN OK. PERFORMED CABIN ODOR PROCEDURE. DETERMINED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS RESIDUAL OIL AT THE INLET DUCTING FROM A LEAKING STARTER SEAL THAT WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE OCCURRENCE OF THIS EVENT. REMOVED THE OIL FROM THE INLET DUCTING & SCREEN ASSEMBLY AT SHAFT AREA. ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECK OF THE APU ALONG WITH ACCOMPLISHMENT OF A PACK BURNOUT WITH NO ADDITIONAL DEFECTS OR ODORS WERE NOTED.

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