Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 13, 2019
Submitted
July 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6940
Aircraft time
11,291 hours, 4,269 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: UPON PUTTING APU BLEED ON, ALL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COMPLAINED OF DIRTY SOCK SMELL. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED JOB CARD 05-96-70 AND FOUND APU TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED MCM CARD 05-96-86, DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM, AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK, NO ODOR NOTED.

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