Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
December 23, 2022
Submitted
January 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1499
Aircraft time
71,023 hours, 27,180 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3409
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Part time
40,063 hours, 21,443 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW DUE TO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTING A STRONG ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE VOMIT AND DIRTY SOCKS AFTER TAKE OFF AND DURING CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU AFTER FINDING EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU PER TASK CARD 26L31049003.

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