Service difficulty report · Generator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 22, 2018
Submitted
January 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1764
Aircraft time
55,580 hours, 20,784 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
59136674
Part serial
3604
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
40,893 hours, 22,499 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

STRONG MUSTY, DIRTY SOCK, ODOR THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CABIN BELOW 10,000 FT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED JOB CARD 26L00021001, ISOLATED THE ODOR TO APU. FOUND AN OIL LEAK AT THE OIL TUBE ATTACHMENT AT ADAPTER ASSEMBLY AND APC GENERATOR LEAKING AT TERM BLOCK AND REPLACED APU GENERATOR IAW AMM 24-23-51-401, AND O-RINGS. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK.

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