# SDR AALA201803159009

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 13, 2018
- Submitted: March 16, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N659AW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N659AW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A320-232
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1166
- Aircraft time: 63,850 hours, 24,049 cycles
- System (JASC): [4920 · APU Core Engine](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/4920)
- Part: Apu
- Condition: Contaminated
- 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/AALA201803159009

## Discrepancy

ON BOARDING THE ACFT, STRONG ODOR THROUGHOUT THE AIRPLANE AND ON THE JETWAY.  THE ACFT WAS POWERED BY THE JETWAY FOR ELECTRIC AND APU FOR AIR.   ACCOMPLISHED J/C26L00021001 ODOR FUMES INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING AND J/C26L00021002 FOR THE APU SMOKE ODOR AND J/C26L00021004 FOR DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIORMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. SOURCE TO BE GLYCOL IN THE APU INLET.  NO FURTHER ODOR NOTED.

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