Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320251N

Difficulty date
March 28, 2022
Submitted
March 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317FR
Make and model
Airbus A320251N
Aircraft serial
07835
Aircraft time
14,485 hours, 6,299 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
NR
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

DISCREPANCY:REFERENCE LP219953 AIRCRAFT FUME EVENT STRONG EXHAUST SMELL NOTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENG 1 STARTED APU RUNNING FUME EVENT FOR COMPLETE CORRECTIVE ACTION:REFERENCE LP219953 PERFORMED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A IDENTIFIED CAUSE OF ODOR EVENT AS TYPE 8 DEICING FLUID ENTERED THE APU AIR INLET PERFORMED GVI AND CLEANING OF APU AIR INLET PLENUM PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION REF AMM 21-00-00-615-802 NO FURTHER ODORS NOTED A/C OK TO CONTINUE.

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