What was found
FLT 1711 - CLT - CABIN ODOR - OIL TYPE SMELL WAS REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF. DECREASED ALTITUDE BY 10,000 FT & SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES. SMELL RETURNED ON DESCENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU.
- Difficulty date
- January 4, 2010
- Submitted
- January 8, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N171US
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1465
- Aircraft time
- 31,625 hours, 11,238 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081WGEN
- Part serial
- P3449
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 1,490 hours, 536 cycles
- 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.