Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 10, 2017
Submitted
March 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1490
Aircraft time
52,531 hours, 22,517 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784
Part serial
R232C
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
76,614 hours, 34,873 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ODOR REPORTED ON APPROACH BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT AT APPROX. 3000' AGL. NOTICED A MUSTY DIRTY SOCKS ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AT THE SAME TIME AFTER LANDING FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED BURNING SENSATION IN NOSE. FOUND EXTERNAL LEAK ON APU AND EVIDENCE OF OIL IN THE INTAKE. REPLACED THE APU ASSEMBLY.

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