What was found
FLT 154 - PHL - ODOR - AFTER T/O SMELLED FUEL COMING THRU VENT. SHUT DOWN APU (DID BLEEDS OFF T/O) AND SMELL WENT AWAY. MAINTENANCE RAN APU WITH BLEED ON - NO SMELL NOTED. NO LEAKS NOTED AND NO SUBSEQUENT EVENTS.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 2009
- Submitted
- August 5, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N523UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 3960
- Aircraft time
- 281 hours, 77 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4950 · APU Bleed Air System
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.