Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 18, 2017
Submitted
January 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1328
Aircraft time
38,801 hours, 28,731 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
GTCP1319A
Part serial
P4394
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Part time
25,607 hours, 9,320 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL OR DIRTY SOCK DETECTED IN FLIGHT DECK AND REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT THROUGHOUT CABIN. SLIGHT DISSIPATION ABOVE 10000 FEET. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ODOR REOCCURRED ON RETURN DESCENT INTO AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU LEAKING OIL FROM GEARBOX PLUG OPPOSITE OF COOLING FAN. REPLACED APU PER JOB CARD 26L31049003.

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