Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 6, 2025
Submitted
January 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7157
Aircraft time
24,756 hours, 9,737 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4299
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone
Part time
44,203 hours, 18,818 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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: CABIN CREW REPORTED A MUSTY FOUL ODOR IN THE MAIN CABIN DURING DESCENT AND ARRIVAL. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED THE SMOKE / ODOR / FUMES TROUBLESHOOTING FOR THE APU PER TASK CARD 26L00021002 ALONG WITH AN ENHANCED DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PER TASK CARD 26L00021014. NO LEAKS OR ODORS WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE SUSPECTED DE-ICING FLUID INJESTION.

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