Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 21, 2022
Submitted
September 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9021H
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6277
Aircraft time
22,323 hours, 9,997 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P6269
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
13,331 hours, 7,099 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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: ACRID SMELL STARTED ON DESENT AT 22000, ALL THE WAY TO THE GATE IN FLIGHT DECK AND IN THE BACK BETWEEN ROWS 17-25, APU BLEED OFF. **MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)