Service difficulty report · Lubrication Unit · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
May 1, 2026
Submitted
May 5, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N177US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1517
Aircraft time
78,565 hours, 30,563 cycles
Part
Lubrication Unit
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Hnywl
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT THAT THERE WAS A PLASTIC BURNING ODOR COMING FROM ROWS 11 TO 30. MOST PROMINENT DURING TAKEOFF AND DESCENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU LEAKING AND REPLACED THE FCU PER AMM 49-32-11 AND THE LUBE MODULE PER AMM 49-91-45.

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