Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 1, 2018
Submitted
March 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1375
Aircraft time
56,666 hours, 24,770 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784
Part serial
R1026
Condition
Contaminated
Part time
53,057 hours, 19,977 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DIRTY SOCK ODOR NOTED BY AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT DURING CLIMB. RAN ON GROUND WHEN DEPARTING AN IN CLOUDS AFT TAKE OFF WHEN ODOR WAS NOTICED. FOUND EXCESS AMOUNTS OF DE ICE FLUID IN APU ACCESS COMPARTMENT. COMPLETED J/C 26L00021001, J/C 26L00021002, J/C 26L00021004 AND WASHED THOROUGHLY. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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