Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 3, 2023
Submitted
January 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4025
Aircraft time
40,089 hours, 15,951 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P5382
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
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: FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLED SMOKE. ELECTRICAL BURING ODOR IN CABIN AFTER A LIGHTENING STRIKE OCCURED AT 9, 0000 FEET. THE ODOR WAS STRONGEST IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE / ODOR / FUME TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD AND DETERMINED THAT THA APU WAS THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR DUE TO EVIDENCE OF OIL AT AND AROUND THE APU INTAKE AREA. (OPEN)

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