Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
July 17, 2021
Submitted
August 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N756US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1340
Aircraft time
49,137 hours, 34,328 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081WGEN
Part serial
P3584
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Part time
32,434 hours, 20,427 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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: DIRTY SOCK ODOR DURING CRUISE THROUGH TO LANDING AND TAXI-IN AT DFW. POSSIBLE FUMES REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT. ALSO DETECTED IN COCKPIT ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. FOUND APU TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR. REPLACED APU ON JC 26L31049003.

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