Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
April 16, 2018
Submitted
April 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1480
Aircraft time
17,947 hours, 2,917 cycles
Engine time
2,827 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38004546
Part serial
P1581
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
17,220 hours, 2,827 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER TAKEOFF, A BURNING, ACRID ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES LATER, THE AFT CABIN CALLED WITH THE SAME ODOR, AND MOVED FORWARD. ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT OF BUSINESS CLASS. THE ODOR WAS STRONGER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS ON, AFTER START THROUGH 17000 FEET. AT 20000 FEET THE ODOR BEGAN TO DISSIPATE FROM AFT TO FORWARD. ENGINE ANTI-ICE WAS TURNED OFF AT 17000 FEET. AS FUMES DISSIPATED, THE DECISION TO CONTINUE WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED INSPECTION, AND FOUND THE APU OIL ODOR. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, THE APU WAS FOUND TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR, REPLACED THE APU IAW 33L31549001, AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED

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