What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ACRID ODOR AFTER DEPARTURE CLEARED UP AT CRUISE ALTITUDE THEN DESCENDING THROUGH 10K ACRID ODOR RETURNED. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2023
- Submitted
- March 13, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N4032T
- Make and model
- Airbus A319115
- Aircraft serial
- 6644
- Aircraft time
- 21,601 hours, 9,930 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P5974
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.