Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
December 13, 2022
Submitted
December 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1455
Aircraft time
69,302 hours, 26,413 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3659
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Part time
34,098 hours, 21,196 cycles
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 APPROACH WITH GEAR DOWN, BOTH PACK ON, AND APU OFF THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF DIRTY SOCKS. AFTER LANDING WITH PACKS OFF THE ODOR DISSAPATED. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU DUE TO FINDING EVIDENCE OF OIL IN THE APU INTAKE AND FULL EXTERIOR OF THE APU AREA. OPEN.

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