Service difficulty report · Intake · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 13, 2025
Submitted
October 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381DZ
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
8859
Aircraft time
20,758 hours, 8,907 cycles
Part
Intake
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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.

What was found

FA'S REPORTED DIRTY SOCK/MUSTY SMELL ODOR THROUGHOUT CABIN FROM TOP OF DESCENT TO TOUCH DOWN. NOTHING DETECTED IN COCKPIT. FOUND INTAKE AREA CONTAMINATED WITH OIL AND EVIDENCE COMING FROM COMPRESSOR. APU TO BE REPLACED. (LP 7781906, 7781907)

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