Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 13, 2017
Submitted
June 15, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1917
Aircraft time
58,751 hours, 20,597 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3932
Condition
Odor
Part time
10,026 hours, 13,807 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

APU INOPERATIVE DIRTY SOCK ODOR. WHILE ON THE GROUND WITH APU ON THE WHOLE CABIN SMELLED. THE ODOR STOPPED WHEN THE ENGINES WERE RUNNING AND THE APU WAS SHUT OFF. ODOR CAME BACK IN THE DESCENT WITH APU OFF. FROM 5000-1000 FT. R & R THE APU IAW AMM 49-11-11. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECK OF THE APU IAW AMM 49-00-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME R & R 100HM AND 101HM OZONE FILTERS IAW AMM 21-51-41.

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