What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. APU AUTO SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT, FOLLOWED BY SMELL IN THE CABIN. REPLACED APU STARTER IAW AMM 49-42-51-400-0065-A. ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO ODORS BEING DETECTED.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2016
- Submitted
- March 22, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N749US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1313
- Aircraft time
- 41,706 hours, 26,877 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM565B6
- Engine time
- 19,384 hours, 12,454 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- 27045062
- Part serial
- 3043
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 16,800 hours, 10,534 cycles
- Component
- Apu · Honeywell · GTCP1319A
- Component part number
- 38007081
- Stage of operation
- UK
- 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.