Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 13, 2017
Submitted
January 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3977
Aircraft time
27,780 hours, 9,712 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3139
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Part time
32,379 hours, 11,694 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED VERY STRONG FUMES IN THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT AND IN CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL RESIDUE ON THE APU AND THE INLET AREA AND REMOVED THE OIL RESIDUE. A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS BEING NOTED.

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