Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 21, 2024
Submitted
April 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N129AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6401
Aircraft time
30,389 hours, 9,638 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4152
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
48,475 hours, 17,896 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AFTER LANDING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT(APPROXIMATELY THROUGH 10,000FT A SIGNIFICANT DIRTY SOCKS SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE MID CABIN FORWARD OF THE MID LAVATORY. THE SMELL MOVED FURTHER AFT AND DID NOT BEGIN TO DISSIPATE UNTIL AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU DUE TO FINDING OIL CONTAMINATION IN THE APU COMPRESSOR INLET. OPEN

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