Service difficulty report · Generator · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 23, 2018
Submitted
January 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1342
Aircraft time
42,104 hours, 30,028 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
BA03604
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
48,751 hours, 23,957 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SLIGHT ELECTRICAL FOLLOWED BY DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FOUND APU TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR. APU OIL LEAK CAUSING CABIN ODOR, FOUND LEAK AT APU GENERATOR PLUG BELOW FEEDER LUGS. APU INLET ELBOW HAD HEAVY OIL AND GRIME CONTAMINATION INSIDE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CARDS 26L00021002. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU GENERATOR AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS.

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