Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
August 19, 2023
Submitted
September 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1051
Aircraft time
63,042 hours, 36,983 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P6498
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
20,198 hours, 8,362 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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: CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FEET #1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTED SMELLY SOCK SMELL, WENT AWAY AT CRUISE AT 23000 FEET THEN DURING DECENT SMELL RETURNED FROM GALLEY TO ROW TWO. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202308234261: MAINTENANCE SUSPECTED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS THE APU AND ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE/ODOR/FUME TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021002 WITH NO FINDINGS NOTED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED THE ENHANCED DECONTAMINATION OF THE EVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PER TASK CARD 26L00021014. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED. **(CLOSED)

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