What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: THERE IS A LOT OF SMOKE FROM APU EXHAUST DURING SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU IAW TASK CARD 26L31049003 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPS CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- August 25, 2016
- Submitted
- August 30, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N534UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 3989
- Aircraft time
- 26,308 hours, 9,175 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2533A5
- Engine time
- 30,036 hours, 11,398 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P3398
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 30,036 hours, 11,398 cycles
- Stage of operation
- UK
- 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.