Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
November 15, 2019
Submitted
November 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1704
Aircraft time
59,834 hours, 22,496 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081WGEN
Part serial
P3515
Condition
Leaking
Part time
36,532 hours, 17,913 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

5AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: MAINTENANCE REPORTS MUSTY SMELL IN COCKPIT AND CABIN WHEN PACKS WERE TURNED ON THROUGH APU. ALSO, ON DESENT INTO MCO F/A'S IN REAR OF ACFT SMELLED "DIRTY SOX SMELL" ENGINES WERE IDLE FOR DESENT. SEEM TO GET BETTER JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 26L00021001 "SMOKE ODOR FUMES INT. TROUBLESHOOTING". FOUND APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION. APU WAS FREE OF CONTAMINATES WITH EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK IN PLENUM AREA .***SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW JOB CARD 26L31049003 LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.*** (CLOSED)

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