Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
February 29, 2012
Submitted
April 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
53
Aircraft time
71,315 hours, 32,154 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THICK SMOKE AND ODOR COMING OUT OF VENTS ON GROUND WHEN HE TURNED ON THE APU. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED FEELING WOOZY - NO PASSENGERS WERE ON THE PLANE YET. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE APU ON MEL. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT WITH NO LEAKS OR DEFECT NOTED. PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION.

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