Service difficulty report · Fillercap · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 20, 2016
Submitted
July 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1075
Aircraft time
59,643 hours, 22,348 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
53,250 hours, 19,439 cycles
Part
Fillercap
Part number
38627671
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Honeywell · GTCP36300A
Component part number
38002784
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. WHEN EXTERNAL AIR WAS REMOVED AND APU BLEED AND PACK 1+2 COOLING A/C AT GATE, A STRONG DIRTY SOX ODOR WAS OVERWHELMING. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS THE APU AND WAS PLACED ON MEL. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKING FROM THE APU OIL CAP (FILLER PLUG ASSEMBLY) AND REPLACED IT ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED PACKING. RESIDUAL OIL WAS CLEAN FROM THE APU AND A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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