What was found
STRONG ODOR NOTED BY CABIN CREW, PASSENGERS, AND COCKPIT CREW. SMELLS LIKE BURNED CRAYONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2017
- Submitted
- May 3, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N738US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1254
- Aircraft time
- 45,694 hours, 27,401 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part serial
- P3582
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 20,605 hours, 11,684 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.