Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 18, 2017
Submitted
March 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1224
Aircraft time
51,081 hours, 24,081 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

AFTER LANDING, OILY ODOR OCCURRED AFTER APU TURNED ON. HINT OF ODOR IN-FLIGHT, GOT A-LOT WORSE AFTER APU START. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 26L00021001 AND 26L00021002. FOUND OIL IN APU TAIL PIPE; APU SOURCE OF ODOR. . MAINTENANCE FOUND DETERIORATED AND OIL SOAKED DRAIN FLEX HOSE LINE AT HOT NOZZLE AND BELOW SECTION. CLEANED AREA AND REPLACED LINE. RAN APU WITH BLEED ON. NO EXTERNAL LEAK OR CABIN ODOR PRESENT AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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