Service difficulty report · Inlet · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 11, 2019
Submitted
September 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1397
Aircraft time
60,278 hours, 26,831 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS MUSTY ODOR SMELLED THROUGHOUT CABIN AND COCKPIT ONCE APU BLEED TURNED ON. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CABIN ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING IAW JOB CARD 26L00021001 & 26L00021002. APU IDENTIFIED AS SOURCE OF ODOR FOR THIS EVENT. ***SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE CLEANED APU INLET AND DOOR. ALSO PERFORMED APU BLEED DUCT BLAST. NO NOTABLE ODER NOTICED AT THIS TIME.*** (CLOSED)

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