Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
May 6, 2022
Submitted
May 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1391
Aircraft time
56,298 hours, 35,683 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3680
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
37,930 hours, 18,422 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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: FUMES/ODOR REPORTED DURING APPROACH AND LANDING. MAINTENANCE HAS ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)