What was found
FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A MUSTY ODOR AT MID AND AFT CABIN WHILE PARKED AT THE GATE AND USED PORTABLE OXYGEN. FLIGHT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CANCELLED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU.
- Difficulty date
- December 7, 2011
- Submitted
- December 13, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1521
- Aircraft time
- 36,912 hours, 13,301 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081WGEN
- Part serial
- P3282
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 15,759 hours, 5,524 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.