Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 3, 2022
Submitted
December 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N551UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4940
Aircraft time
36,052 hours, 13,760 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3797
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Part time
35,149 hours, 17,811 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: DURING DESCENT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED DIRTY SOCK SMELL. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE / ODOR / FUME TROUBLE SHOOTING TASK CARDS 26L00021001, 26L00021002 AND FOUND FLUID ON TOP OF THE APU AIR INTAKE INLET FLAP. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE APU AIR INTAKE PER TASK CARD 26T31049006 AND AMM 49-16-00. NO ADDITIONAL LEAKS OR ODORS WERE NOTED.

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