Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
October 22, 2022
Submitted
October 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1065
Aircraft time
66,361 hours, 32,882 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3558
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
AP
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: DURING FINAL APROACH /LANDING AT 1500 FEET FLIGHT CREW SMELLED ACRID FUMES LIKE WET / MUSTY CLOTHES IN THE FLIGHT DECK, DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND RAN SMOKE/AVIONICS SMOKE/FUMES CHECKLIST. NO FUMES NOTED IN CABIN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECALRED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)

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