Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 31, 2020
Submitted
January 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1203
Aircraft time
55,307 hours, 33,216 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AFTER TAKEOFF F/A COMPLAINED OF UNIDENTIFIED ODOR, PASSENGERS ALSO COMPLAINED. ODOR HAD A FAINT ELECTRICAL SMELL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. SUPPLEMENTAL: ACCOMPLISHED APU SMOKE ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021002, APU COMPRESOR CLEANING, AS PER AMM 49-20-100-004-A AND PACK DECONTAMINATION PER TASK CARD 26L00021004 WITH NO ODORS NOTE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (SUPPLEMENTAL CLOSED)

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