Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 28, 2016
Submitted
March 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1003
Aircraft time
60,304 hours, 22,432 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784
Part serial
R962
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
53,739 hours, 20,925 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. NOXIOUS FUMES FROM A/C VENTS WITH APU & PACS ON. ACCOMPLISHED TASK CARD 26L31049009, APU LOAD COMPRESSOR WASH, & NOTED AN OILY RESIDUE ON APU COMPARTMENT FWD WALL FROM APU LOAD VLV, DURING THE WASH. THE RESIDUE OIL WAS REMOVED, THE APU & THE APU COMPARTMENT WAS CLEANED. ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECKS WITH NO LEAKS OR ODORS BEING DETECTED.

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