Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
March 28, 2024
Submitted
April 1, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505DZ
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
10935
Aircraft time
6,841 hours, 1,621 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Aft
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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 5005, RETURNED TO GATE FOR ODD SMELL FROM PAX. AIRFLOW SMELL GOT WORSE ONCE ENGINE START AND APU TURNED OFF. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COMPLAINED OFF A HEADACHE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED APU, CLEANED APU COMPARTMENT AND REPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTERS. (LP 5254368)

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