What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED BURNING RUBBER SMELL IN AFT CABIN DURING DESCENT. REPLACED APU AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER TASK CARD 26L31049003.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 2021
- Submitted
- April 20, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N916US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6420
- Aircraft time
- 20,516 hours, 8,065 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3339
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Part time
- 38,840 hours, 18,432 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.