Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 23, 2025
Submitted
May 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5368
Aircraft time
38,009 hours, 15,552 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4104
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Part time
36,744 hours, 22,815 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: FLIGTH CREW REPORTEDS AN OILY AND OR MUSTY SMELL IN THE FLIGHT DECK ONLY THAT STARTED AT FL220 AND CONTINUED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 8000 FEET. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED INITIAL SMOKE ODOR FUME TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021001, THE APU SMOKE ODOR FUME TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021002 AND ACCOMPLISHED A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PER TASK CARD 26L00021014 WITH NO ODORS NOTED

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