Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 24, 2022
Submitted
January 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6181
Aircraft time
24,485 hours, 9,643 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4195
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Part time
29,336 hours, 15,686 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT RUBBER OR PLASTIC LIKE BURNING ODOR COMING FROM NEAR DOOR 2L . NO VISIBLE SMOKE. DURING DECENT ODOR SEEMED TO COME AND GO INTERMITTENTLY. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)

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