Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
January 3, 2017
Submitted
January 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1022
Aircraft time
31,669 hours, 4,568 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38004546
Part serial
R566
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
58,970 hours, 8,532 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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.

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS WET SOCKS, MUSTY ODOR WHICH IS WORSE AT L2 DOOR. ODOR SEEMED TO GET LESS WITH RIGHT PACK OFF. TURNED RIGHT BLEED OFF. ODOR CAME BACK AT LOW THRUST DURING DESENT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE AND THE APU.

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