- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2015
- Submitted
- March 17, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A321211
- Aircraft serial
- 1666
- Aircraft time
- 44,987 hours, 16,691 cycles
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3582
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Apu Bay
- Part time
- 16,961 hours, 9,358 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.
What was found
SMOKE & FUMES ENTERED COCKPIT & CABIN ON APU AUTO SHUTDOWN. CREW REPORTED AN ACRID OILY SMELL & HAD EYE & NOSE IRRITATION. FOUND APU FAILED INTERNALLY. ACCOMPLISHED JCS 26L00021001. TROUBLE SHOT CABIN AIR QUALITY 26L00021002, APU SMELL IN CABIN 26L00021004, DECONTAMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYS & 26L31049003. REMOVAL & INSTALLATION APU.