Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
August 14, 2018
Submitted
August 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1301
Aircraft time
47,442 hours, 30,475 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081WGEN
Part serial
P4394
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
28,620 hours, 11,023 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

TOXIC ODOR IN AIRCRAFT THAT IS MORE PREVALENT IN THE COCKPIT. THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THE ODOR STARTED ON TAXI INTO GATE. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ACCOMPLISHED CARDS 26L00021001 AND 26L00021002. FOUND THE APU TO BE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. REPLACED APU IAW 26L31049C03. OPS GOOD.

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