Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 12, 2017
Submitted
July 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1079
Aircraft time
64,125 hours, 24,036 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
76,748 hours, 32,522 cycles
Component
Apu · Hnywl
Component part number
38002784
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

ODOR DURING TAKEOFF & EARLY CLIMB ALSO ON DESCENT. FOUND APU TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR. APU HAS INTERNAL OIL LEAK, REMOVED AND REPLACED APU.

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