Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 6, 2018
Submitted
September 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1116
Aircraft time
60,915 hours, 26,847 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784WGEN
Part serial
00120052
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 200
Part time
52,271 hours, 28,117 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. COCKPIT HAS VERY STRONG OIL-PACK ODOR. LASTED ENTIRE FLIGHT. CABIN REPORTS THE ODOR NOT AS STRONG, BUT WAS VERY NOTICEABLE ON TAKE OFF AND CLIMB. FOUND SOURCE OF ODOR TO BE APU. APU DUCTS NEED BURNOUT AFTER REPLACEMENT OF APU. REPLACED APU PER JOB CARD 26L31049005. ACCOMPLISHED APU DUCT BURNOUT.

More about the Airbus A319-132