Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
December 23, 2017
Submitted
January 1, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9011P
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
5798
Aircraft time
11,394 hours, 5,574 cycles
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
3800708155
Part serial
P5614
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. PILOT REPORTED CABIN SMELLS BAD. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM APU GENERATOR DRAIN PLUG AND THE APU STARTER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A BROKEN SEAL ON THE APU STARTER AMM 49-42-51 AND REPLACED THE APU GENERATOR PER AMM 24-23-51. A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED (SEE AALA201712269024 FOR STARTER SEAL).

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