Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
April 10, 2018
Submitted
April 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
3879
Aircraft time
30,235 hours, 11,812 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
38861883
Part serial
5155
Condition
Leaking
Location
Inlet Guide Vane
Part time
33,469 hours, 12,658 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

CREW REPORTED A STRONG ODOR THROUGH-OUT THE AIRCRAFT WITH PACKS ON. AUXILIARY POWER UNIT INLET GUIDE VANE ACTUATOR LEAKING EXTERNALLY. REPLACED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT INLET GUIDE VANE ACTUATOR IAW AMM 49-32-51-400-004-A 16. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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