Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
December 14, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1011
Aircraft time
10,796 hours, 1,381 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38004546WGEN
Part serial
R510C
Condition
Odor
Part time
49,078 hours, 7,484 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 9195, ODOR IN CABIN BELOW FL250, WHEN ENGINES AT IDLE DURING DESCENT, WOULD DISSIPATE WHEN ENGINES CAME BACK UP. APU WAS OFF, ENGINE BLEEDS ON. ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT 796 DURING DESCENT CABIN AND COCKPIT AIR QUALITY DIMINISHED WITH AN ODOR SIMILAR TO DIRTY SOCKS. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO FAULTS, ACFT RELEASED FOR MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU. ALSO REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT PACK HEAT EXCHANGERS, OZONE CONVERTERS, AND CONDENSERS. ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMINATION OF THE ESC SYSTEM.

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