Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 30, 2023
Submitted
January 30, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675NK
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7668
Aircraft time
19,704 hours, 8,631 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT & APPROACH DIRTY WET SOCKS SMELL BOTH FRONT &REAR OF AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING COCKPIT-PERFORMED TROBLESHOOTING IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A FOLLEW CORRECTIVE ACTION TYPE 8 DE-ICING FLUID INGESTION. INSPECTED APU AIR-INLET & PLENUM& CLEANED DE-ICING FLUID IAW AMM 49-16-00. PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A NO ODOR OR DIRTY SOCKS SMELLS NOTED.A/C OK TO FOR SERVICE.

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