Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 14, 2021
Submitted
January 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1425
Aircraft time
65,030 hours, 24,444 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3043
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 Fuse
Part time
41,522 hours, 19,590 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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. MUSTY, FOUL ODOR DURING DESCENT AROUND 5,000' TO AFTER LANDING.IN COCKPIT THE ODOR CAME FROM 4 EYEBALL AIR VENTS. REPLACED APU AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO ODORS NOTED, PER TASK CARDS 26L31049003 AND 26C31046016.

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