Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
February 27, 2019
Submitted
March 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N177US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1517
Aircraft time
60,171 hours, 22,580 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE ACFT ON APU POWER, PUSHED BACK AND STARTED NR 1 ENGINE WHEN AN ODOR WAS SMELLED. THE FLIGHT CREW ISOLATED THE PACKS THINKING IT COULD BE THE WIND BLOWING FUMES INTO PACK NR 1. NO ODOR WAS SMELLED IN PACK NR 2, WHEN RETURNED TO PACK NR 1 THE ODOR RETURNED. ODOR ONLY NOTED IN FRONT END CREW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 26L00021001 WITH NO EVIDENCE OF OIL OR ANY OTHER LEAKAGE FROM THE APU OR ENGINES AND NO REPORTED HISTORY. THE ACFT WAS CLEARED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

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