What was found
FLT 18 - RANCID, FUEL ODOR REPORTED FROM PACKS WITH APU ON. NOTICEABLE ON GROUND AND IN CRUISE.
- Difficulty date
- April 23, 2011
- Submitted
- April 27, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N654AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1050
- Aircraft time
- 43,164 hours, 16,163 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38002784WGEN
- Part serial
- R221CA
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 57,044 hours, 23,556 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.