Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 12, 2018
Submitted
March 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4935
Aircraft time
22,610 hours, 8,371 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
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. CABIN/APU ODOR TROUBLESHOOT. FOUND APU THE SOURCE OF CABIN ODOR. REPLACED HEPA FILTERS. STARTED BOTH ENG(S) AGAIN WITH EXTERNAL PNEUMATIC AIR RAN BOTH PACKS WITH ENGINE BLEED FOR 10-15 MINS, NO CABIN ODOR/FUMES NOTED.

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