Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
November 10, 2022
Submitted
November 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383DZ
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
8916
Aircraft time
10,452 hours, 4,588 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

F/A'S REPORTED (AFTER LANDING) A PLASTIC BURNING SMELL IN THE AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN PASSING 10,000 FT IN THE DESCENT. SMOKE AND FUMES QUESTIONNAIRE IS FILLED OUT. OPENED #1 & #2 ENG COWLING AND REMOVED PNEUMATIC BLEED DUCT ELBOWS TO INSPECT FOR CONTAMINATION. REINSTALLED ELBOWS AT PRESSURE REGULATING VALVES #1 & #2 ENGS. NO OIL CONTAMINATION FOUND. (REF. A321 AMM 36-11 FOR DUCT INST (398826). FOUND APU COOLING FAN LEAKING INTERNALLY. REMOVED APU COOLING FAN PER A321 AMM 49-52. (812430) RE-INSTALLED ORIG VALVE NIS ATL C/W ECS DECONTAMINATION PER W/C 2100-2005. PER MCC WILL REQ. APU CHANGE. (290536). R/R APU IAW AMDS CARD 4900-9002 (416220). (REF LOG PG 2489109, 9813706)

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