Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 22, 2018
Submitted
August 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6490
Aircraft time
12,602 hours, 4,836 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
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.

What was found

STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT WITH APU RUNNING. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS IN THE AFT GALLEY CONFIRMED A VERY STRONG ODOR AS WELL. TURNED APU BLEED OFF AND ON AFTER 1 MINUTE, THE ODOR WENT AWAY AND CAME BACK INTERMITTENTLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JC 26L00021001 WITH NO ODORS OR LEAKS FROM APU OR ENGINES.

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