Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 1, 2019
Submitted
March 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681NK
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7908
Aircraft time
4,613 hours, 1,944 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HEAVY MUSTY DIRTY SOCK SMELL COMING FROM AIR VENTS-INSPECTED APU COM/AREA FOUND HEAVY APPLICAION OF DE-ICE FLUID APU AIR INTAKE. RAN NR 1 & NR 2 ENGS WITH PACKS FOR 10 MIN. USING XTERNAL AIR START NO DIRTY SOCKS OR ADVERSE SMELL. AIR QUALITY NORMAL. MX IAW 71-00-00 XFERED APU TO DMI(SEE BELOW)

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