Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 21, 2024
Submitted
November 26, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946JL
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
06425
Aircraft time
41,131 hours, 8,041 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
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

FLT#348, LAS-JFK. 'DESCENDING INTO JFK ENTERED CLOUDS AT 10,000 AND HAD DIRTY SOCK SMELL UNTIL EXITING CLOUDS AT 4,000, SMELL IN COCKPIT AND FWD AND AFT CABIN, FUMES/ODOR FOR COMPLETED; PERFORMED INDO NOTICE 2017-T015K, IDENTIFIED ODOR AS TYPE 1. APU FOUND TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR, LEAKING FROM MIDDLE DRAIN MAST. APU PLACED ON MEL, REF ITEM #2, DECON LEVEL A WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TSM 05-50-00-810-085. A/C OK FOR SVC.'

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