Service difficulty report · Plenum · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
February 24, 2022
Submitted
March 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
3977
Aircraft time
42,874 hours, 15,727 cycles
Part
Plenum
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Component
Apu · Honeywell · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FAIRLY STRONG ACID/OILY ODOR DETECTED BY PASSENGERS AND CREW AT CRUISE. PERSISTED THROUGHOUT REMAINDER OF FLIGHT DESPITE ATTEMPTING NON-NORMAL PROCEDURE ITEMS. BURNING EYES, THROATS, HEADACHES. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202202283159: MAINTENANCE FOUND CONTAMINATION IN THE APU INLET PLENUM AND CLEANED IT. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMINATION OF THE ESC SYSTEM PER TASK CARD 26L00021004 AND APU COMPARTMENT INSPECTED AND LEAK CHECKED PER TASK CARD 26T30049001. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ** (CLOSED)