What was found
AFTER STARTING APU & TURNING PACKS ON, VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CABIN, DID NOT GO AWAY WITH TIME. FOUND THE APU IGV ACTUATOR LEAKING FUEL & REPLACED IT IAW MM 49-23-51. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- December 25, 2015
- Submitted
- December 28, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N653AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1003
- Aircraft time
- 59,770 hours, 22,196 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 38832203
- Part serial
- 0713
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 61,615 hours, 26,256 cycles
- Component
- Apu · Honeywell · GTCP36300
- Component part number
- 38002784
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.