Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
October 27, 2021
Submitted
October 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1326
Aircraft time
49,226 hours, 34,486 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4946
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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: SMELLED AN ODOR ON GROUND IN MKE. DID NOT THINK IT WAS A TOXIC FUME. SMELL PERSISTED THROUGH OUT FLIGHT. ON ARRIVAL SMELL BECAME EXTREMELY PUNGENT. CREW MEMBERS HAD A METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH AND BURNING THROATS/EYES. SOURCE OF ODOR DETERMINED TO BE THE APU. (OPEN)

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