What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED BAD SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. REPLACED APU (AALA202403196261) AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE CONTROL THERMOSTAT (AALA202403193644).
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2024
- Submitted
- March 19, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N146AA
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 6761
- Aircraft time
- 25,320 hours, 9,907 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3796
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 35,187 hours, 20,223 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- 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.