What was found
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, STRONG OIL FUMES WERE DETECTED THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MSP. GROUND MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL IN THE APU DUCTS. THE APU WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N318US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320211
- Aircraft serial
- 206
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38002783
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tail
- Part time
- 11,684 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.