SDR AALA202403199793

Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date: March 7, 2024
Submitted: March 19, 2024
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N567UW
Make and model: Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial: 5728
Aircraft time: 32,555 hours, 13,272 cycles
System (JASC): 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
Part: Apu
Part number: 38007081
Part serial: P5945
Condition: Odor
Location: Zone 100
Part time: 30,557 hours, 12,313 cycles
Stage of operation: TX
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: ACRID SMELL ON TAXI OUT IN CLT AND APPROACH AND TAXI INTO DFW. SMELL WENT AWAY IN FLIGHT. **SUPPLEMENATAL REPORT FOR AALA202403119793: REPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTER 4012HM (AALA202403191767), RECIRCULATION FILTER 4013HM (AALA202403197881), AND APU (AALA202403119793). ** (CLOSED)

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