Service difficulty report · Apu Bay · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
June 13, 2019
Submitted
June 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1033
Aircraft time
54,635 hours, 31,850 cycles
Part
Apu Bay
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SAME ODOR THROUGHTOUT THE CABIN AND FOLLOWED QRC PROCEDURE INCLUDING DONNING O2 MASK. FLIGHT RETURNED TO EWR DUE TO ODOR IN COCKPIT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SMOKE ODOR FUMES INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING, WORKCARD 26L00021001, FOUND ODOR COMING FROM APU. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED JOBCARD 26L00021002 AND 26L0021004 AND CLEANED APU COMPARTMENT AS REQUIRED. NO ODOR NOTED.

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