Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 7, 2017
Submitted
March 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2595
Aircraft time
36,284 hours, 16,521 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CHEMICAL ODOR IN CABIN/COCKPIT. VERY FAINT ON GROUND. STRONGER AFTER TAKE OFF DISSIPATED AT CRUISE. FAINT ODOR RETURNED DURING DESCENT. STRONG ODOR DURING APPROACH. FOUND APU OIL OVERSERVICED. ADJUSTED THE OIL LEVEL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED.

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