Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 22, 2025
Submitted
January 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7636
Aircraft time
23,262 hours, 9,383 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P5202
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Part time
34,544 hours, 15,672 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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INBOUND INTO RSW DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT BOTH AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SMELLED DIRTY SOCKS DESCENDING THROUGH 12000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT RSW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED DEICING FLUID RESIDUE OFF APU INTAKE AND EXHAUST CONE AREA. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT NO LEAKS WERE NOTED ON APU OR THE ENGINES DURING ENGINE RUNS. A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TASK CARD 26L00021013 WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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