Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
June 19, 2018
Submitted
June 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N738US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1254
Aircraft time
48,282 hours, 29,032 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081WGEN
Part serial
P3526
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 200
Part time
25,693 hours, 17,302 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ACRID AND STRONG PREVALENT ODOR IN CABIN WITH NR 1 ENGINE RUNNING/PACKS ON FOLLOWING HOOK UP TO START CART. AIRCRAFT NOT OK FOR FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING PER TSM 49-00-00-810-846A AND ACCOMPLISHED J/C 26L00021001 DETERMINED APU WAS CAUSE OF CABIN ODOR. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED J/C 26L00021002 DUE TO APU OIL LEAKING. RAN BOTH ENGINES/PACKS WITHOUT APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE OPEN-COULD NOT DUPLICATE. OK FOR SERVICE. REPLACED APU PER J/C 26L31049003. LEAK AND OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD.

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