Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
May 15, 2018
Submitted
May 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1425
Aircraft time
58,811 hours, 21,977 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
25,114 hours, 11,474 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ROTTEN EGG, DIRTY SOCK ODOR REPORTED IN CABIN, AIR CONDITIONER R2 DOOR, LESSER EXTENT IN 1ST CLASS AND COCKPIT AREAS. THEN AFTER LANDING A FUEL/OIL ODOR WAS DETECTED. FOUND SOURCE OF CABIN ODOR TO BE APU. ACCOMPLISHED 10 MIN HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN WITH PACKS FULL HOT, NO ODORS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE APU IAW JC 26L31049003, COMPLETED TESTING.

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