Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 12, 2021
Submitted
November 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
03150
Aircraft time
55,041 hours, 19,372 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, 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 205, EWR-FLL. ODOR OBSERVED SMELLED ON TAXI OUT AND ON DESCENT. SMELL LIKE SHARPIE MARKER IN COCKPIT & CABIN ; ODOR IN THE CABIN WAS ADDRESSED AND APU PLACED ON MEL REF MDDR# 454855 ACCOMPLISHED INFO NOTICE 2017-T015I PERFORMED APU ECS DECONTAMINATION. NO ODOR OBSERVED. REF MDDR 454855 APU INOP DUE TO ODOR IN CABIN RECIRCULATION FILTERS REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. R/R RECIRCULATION FILTERS PER AMM 21-21-41

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