# SDR AALA201801109009

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 9, 2018
- Submitted: February 5, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N746UW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N746UW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A319-112
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1297
- Aircraft time: 46,251 hours, 29,609 cycles
- System (JASC): [4920 · APU Core Engine](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/4920)
- Part: Apu
- Part number: 38007081WG
- Part serial: P4059
- Condition: Odor
- Location: Apu Bay
- Part time: 26,721 hours, 10,599 cycles
- Stage of operation: NR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201801109009

## Discrepancy

VERY STRONG FUME SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN.    AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.  SOURCE OF ODOR FOUND TO BE APU.  REPLACED THE APU.

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