Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
July 24, 2017
Submitted
August 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9018E
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
6150
Aircraft time
8,649 hours, 4,062 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Overserviced
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

AIRCRAFT AFT SECTION BEHIND ROW 24, NEAR THE L2 AND R2 JUMPSEATS, HAS AN ACRID ODOR, HARD TO IDENTIFY, MAINTENANCE NOTIFIED. EVENT BEGAN ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURN OUT IAW AMM 21-00-00. NO ACRID ODOR NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL SLIGHTLY OVERSERVICED AND CORRECTED AS REQUIRED. MAINTENANCE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED ATBT NO OIL LEAKS FOUND ON GVI OF NR 2 ENGINE. NO OIL FOUND BEHIND SPINNER ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 72-21-00.

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