Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 30, 2021
Submitted
April 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N648JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02970
Aircraft time
55,023 hours, 19,581 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT # 2416, AUS - MCO. AIRCRAFT N648 OPERATING FLIGHT #2416 REPORTED THE FOLLOWING ODOR EVENT: “PASSING 10,000 IN DESCENT NOTICED FAINT DRY MUSTY SMELL. TOTALLY DISSIPATED PASSING 3,000 FEET. INFO NOTICE 2017-TO15F SECTION B APPLIED AND APU WAS PLACED ON MEL. THERE IS PREVIOUS HISTORY WITH THIS DEFECT. AIRCRAFT WILL RON IN JFK FOR TROUBLESHOOTING ; AIRCRAFT N648 OPERATING FLIGHT #2416 REPORTED THE FOLLOWING ODOR EVENT: “PASSING 10,000 IN DESCENT NOTICED FAINT DRY MUSTY SMELL. TOTALLY DISSIPATED PASSING 3,000 FEET. INFO NOTICE 2017-TO15F SECTION B APPLIED AND APU WAS PLACED ON MEL. THERE IS PREVIOUS HISTORY WITH THIS DEFECT. AIRCRAFT WILL RON IN JFK FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.

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