Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 23, 2017
Submitted
January 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N764US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1369
Aircraft time
43,251 hours, 27,896 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN ACRID OILY ODOR FROM PACKS WITH APU AIR AND ENGINE SUPPLYING AIR. ODOR BURNS THE EYES AND THROAT DURING ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FOUND APU LEAKING AT DRAIN PLUG BOSS, MOUNT FLANGE, AND CONNECTOR BASE. REPLACED APU GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-23-51

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