Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 24, 2022
Submitted
January 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N133AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6482
Aircraft time
22,909 hours, 6,667 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P6270
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
13,317 hours, 6,576 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 CREW REPORTED A REPEAT ODOR THAT OCCURRED IN DESCENT 13000 TO LANDING MUSTY SMELL, ACRID QUALITY TO IT ON ROOF OF MOUTH. IN CLEAR AT IDLE HP VALVES CLOSED AND UP VALVES OPEN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY OVER SERVICED RESULTING IN THE APU BEING CONTAMINATED. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE APU PLENUM, INLET AND LOAD COMPRESSOR PER AMM 49-00-00 AND AMM 49-20-00. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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