What was found
SMOKE IN AFT CABIN. ELETRICAL ODOR. APU INJESTED PHENOLIC PIECE OF INLET DIVERTER DUCT CAUSING SMOKE AND ODOR IN CABIN. BORESCOPE COMPLETED WITHOUT SIGNS OF DAMAGE. BOTH CABIN RECIRCULATION FILTERS CHANGED.
- Difficulty date
- January 19, 2018
- Submitted
- January 20, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N404UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 450
- Aircraft time
- 78,615 hours, 29,786 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Inlet
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- C, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.