Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
November 12, 2025
Submitted
November 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536DN
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
11426
Aircraft time
10,489 hours, 2,568 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATB/FUME - RETURNED TO JFK DUE TO ODOR IN CABIN. P-TRAK SNIFFER RESULTS INDICATE APU AS SOURCE OF THE ODOR. COMPLETED LEVEL B ECS DECONTAMINATION. DEFERRED APU PER MEL 49-10-01A. LATER, COMPLIED WITH CLEAN APU AIR INTAKE AND COMPARTMENT PER WORK CAR 4916-2001. NO LEAK FOUND, PERFORMED P-TRACK TEST, NO ABNORMAL ODORS. (LP 7360328, 7360336)

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