Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 11, 2017
Submitted
January 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
3928
Aircraft time
25,686 hours, 9,919 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P5217
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Part time
9,215 hours, 3,748 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. CABIN ODOR REPORTED IN AFT GALLEY, ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND INTERMITTENT. IN CRUISE FL320 TURNED OFF CABIN FANS, NO REAL CHANGE, ODOR CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY THRU SHUTDOWN AT GATE. MAINTENANCE RESEALED OIL LEAK AT FUEL CONTROL GEARBOX MATING SURFACE. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARDS, NO ODOR. PERFORMED CLEANING OF APU COMPARTMENT PER AMM 49-00-00.ACTION IN SECTION 4.** CLOSED

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