SDR AALA202012139007

Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date: December 12, 2020
Submitted: December 21, 2020
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N749US
Make and model: Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial: 1313
Aircraft time: 53,503 hours, 33,573 cycles
System (JASC): 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
Part: Apu
Condition: Odor
Location: Aft
Stage of operation: DE
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. AT IDLE/LOW POWER DURING DESCENT IN AIRPORT AREA, DIRTY SOCK SMELL STRONG IN COCKPIT. ODOR NOT DETECTED IN CABIN. PERSISTED TO GATE. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 26L00021001. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: REMOVED AND REPLACED APU GENERATOR AND PERFORMED J/C 26L00021002 AND 26L0021004.

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