Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 1, 2019
Submitted
December 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4940
Aircraft time
28,130 hours, 10,479 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
31,942 hours, 19,992 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin & Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMBING THRU FL 220 APU BLEED OFF. FO SMELLED ODOR THEN FA CALLED SMELLING ODOR IN AFT CABIN. APU BLEED ON SMELL SEEMED TO SUBSIDE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUMES INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING IAW JOB CARD 26L00021001. APU FOUND TO BE CAUSE OF EVENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE REPORTS APU WAS OFF WHEN THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENED, APU IS CLEAN AND DRY, NO SIGNS OF ANY OIL LEAKS IAW 26L0002002. OK FOR SERVICE. (CLOSED)

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