Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 2, 2016
Submitted
September 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N539UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4082
Aircraft time
22,870 hours, 8,916 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3975
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
25,150 hours, 10,098 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

ODOR IN COCKPIT CABIN WHEN RUNNING PACKS WITH APU. ALSO SMELLED THE ODOR DESCENDING BELOW 10,000. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL IN THE APU PLENEUM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU IAW JOB CARD 26L31049003 AND ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK.

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