Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
June 24, 2025
Submitted
July 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1455
Aircraft time
75,884 hours, 29,375 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P6118
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Part time
28,783 hours, 11,707 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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 ACFT DIVERTED TO MCO DUE TO THE FLT CREW REPORTING THAT DURING PUSH BACK FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED ODD SMELL IN AFT CABIN, BUT FELT OK. ALL OTHER FLT ATTENDANTS WERE OK AS WELL. NO UNUSUAL SMELL IN THE FLT DECK. DURING CLIMB OUT ABOVE FL 280 FLT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ODD SMELL & ODOR INCREASING. A MUSTY/SWEET ODOR. REPORTS OF HEADACHES & COUGHING. ACFT LANDED SAFELY AT MCO & TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR AND REPLACED IT PER TASK CARD 26L31049003. A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TASK CARD 26L00021014. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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