Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
November 30, 2017
Submitted
December 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2669
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4877
Condition
Odor
Part time
20,770 hours, 8,201 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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. CABIN ODOR DURING CLIMB OUT. DISAPPEARED THEN REAPPEARED DURING DESCENT. AIR COMING THROUGH COCKPIT VENTS FELT OILY. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARDS 26L00021001 AND 26L00021002, FOUND AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AS SOURCE OF CABIN ODOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU PER JOB CARD 26L31049003.

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