Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321213

Difficulty date
May 15, 2026
Submitted
May 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334DN
Make and model
Airbus A321213
Aircraft serial
8040
Aircraft time
26,430 hours, 11,514 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Fumes
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
AP
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

DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO FUMES IN THE COCKPIT PASSING THROUGH FL190 DURING THE APPROACH. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND CONTINUED TO DFW. APU WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED FOR LOAD COMPRESSOR CONTAMINATION. DFW MAINTENANCE FOUND APU CONTROL C/B PUSHED IN, ALLOWING APU TO RUN. SUSPECT APU WAS RUN DURING AIRCRAFT MOVE TO THE GATE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM ATL. PERFORMED NO-GO ECS DECONTAMINATION. APU DEACTIVATED AGAIN. APU LATER REPLACED. (LP 8532928, 8532926 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED).

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