What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. THERE IS A SMELL IN THE AIR WHEN THE PACKS ARE ON. IT DOES SMELL LIKE AN EXHAUST SMELL. HARD TO TELL FOR SURE. REPLACED APU ASSEMBLY PER JOB CARD 26L31049003.
- Difficulty date
- December 10, 2016
- Submitted
- December 13, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N197UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 3928
- Aircraft time
- 25,395 hours, 9,818 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3358
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 25,428 hours, 11,679 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.