Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 22, 2010
Submitted
June 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3858
Aircraft time
5,084 hours, 1,501 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
M832481011
Condition
Cut
Location
Chip Detector
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 192 MCO-PHX - ODOR - DURING TAXI OUT AT MCO (AND PRIOR TO WITH APU RUNNING AT GATE) SMELLED A DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN COCKPIT AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED SAME SMELL THROUGHOUT CABIN. THE SMELL REMAINED THROUGH INITIAL CLIMB TO ABOUT 10,000 FEET AND RETURNED AGAIN AT 10,000 ON DESCENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU CHIP DETECTOR O-RINGS & CLEANED APU AIR INTAKE PLENUM.

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