Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 4, 2019
Submitted
January 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1378
Aircraft time
48,564 hours, 31,267 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CR
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

DIRTY SOCK ODOR DURING CLIMB AND CRUISE. SUBSIDED DURING DESCENT AND APPROACH. COCKPIT TEMP CONTROLLER NORMAL AT 12 O'CLOCK. CABIN TEMP CONTROLLER FORWARD AND AFT IN THE 9 TO 9:30 POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED JC 26L00021001 AND 26L00021002. FOUND APU SOURCE OF THE ODOR. APU WAS INOPERATIVE. OPEN

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