Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 25, 2023
Submitted
August 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5955
Aircraft time
33,572 hours, 6,847 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3259
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
44,160 hours, 20,815 cycles
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: APU BLEED SMELLY SOCK SMELL ON DESCENT, LANDING, UNTIL SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND RESIDUAL OIL IN THE APU PLENUM AND CLEANED THE APU INTAKE PLENUM. MAINTENANCE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED THE DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIROMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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