Service difficulty report · Fcu · Airbus A321253N

Difficulty date
April 30, 2024
Submitted
May 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952XV
Make and model
Airbus A321253N
Aircraft serial
7861
Aircraft time
18,823 hours, 4,838 cycles
Part
Fcu
Part number
4419215
Part serial
CUC23273
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
8,023 hours, 11,323 cycles
Component
Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: THE AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO DFW DUE TO A DIRTY SOCK SMELL ORIGINATING IN THE AFT GALLEY AREA THAT TRAVELED TO THE LAST 3 ROWS. SMELL WAS NOTICED AT CRUISE AND BECAME STRONGER DURING DECENT AND LANDING. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS LOCATED IN THE LAST THREE ROWS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT LEAKING AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 49-32-11. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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