Service difficulty report · Apu Bay · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
January 3, 2026
Submitted
January 4, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
2013
Aircraft time
60,678 hours, 31,594 cycles
Part
Apu Bay
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

AFTER PARKING AT GATE 11 IN BDL FA REPORTS HAZY. SMOKE VISIBLE IN REAR OF CABIN. SMELL WAS REPORTED AS PLASTICY & CHEMICALLY. THIS OCCURED AFTER PARKING AT GATE 11. APU WAS STARTED MORE THAN 5 MINS BEFORE APU BLEED WAS USED. 5 MINUTES LATER NO INDICATIONS NOTED. INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT OF A/C. FOUND DE-ICING FLUID IN INLET OF APU AND AROUND APU BAY. WILL REQ WASH. PERF. DUCT BURNOUT WITH ENG 1 & 2 IAW AMM 36-10. FWD TO MEL 49-10-01A PER MCC ADVISE. ACFT OK FOR SVC. M PROC C/W. MCO & PLAC APPLIED. RAN APU CONTINUOUSLY FO 2+ HOURS. NOTICED SMELL BUT NO SMOKE. NO SMELL WHEN RUNNING ENG W/OUT APU. (LP: 7918834)

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