# SDR AALA201704059024

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 3, 2017
- Submitted: April 6, 2017
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N165US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165US), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-211
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-211](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1431
- Aircraft time: 54,423 hours, 20,373 cycles
- System (JASC): [2421 · AC Generator-Alternator](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2421)
- Part: Generator
- Part number: 59136674
- Part serial: 3633
- Condition: Leaking
- Location: Apu
- Part time: 49,618 hours, 23,279 cycles
- Stage of operation: TX
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: K, B
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201704059024

## Discrepancy

FLIGHT ATTENDANT & CREW COMPLAINED OF FUMES, AND BREATHING DIFFICULTIES IN CABIN.  FOUND THE APU GENERATOR LEAKING.  CLEANED AREA AROUND APU INLET,  REPLACED APU GENERATOR.  AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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