Service difficulty report · Duct · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 7, 2017
Submitted
March 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N549UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4932
Aircraft time
19,183 hours, 6,987 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Punctured
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 GROUNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED A STRONG ACIDIC ODOR IN CABIN FROM ROW 5 AND BACK AS AIRCRAFT APPROACHED GATE, BEFORE DOORS OPENED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A HOLE IN FORWARD CARGO Y-MIXER DUCT AND REPLACED Y-MIXER DUCT PER AMM 21-21-43 AND JOB CARD 26L00021001. SEE ALSO AALA201703089011.

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