Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 17, 2018
Submitted
September 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1088
Aircraft time
62,439 hours, 27,454 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784
Part serial
R911
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
65,525 hours, 27,808 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ROWS 14 TO BACK GALLEY THERE WAS AN ODOR OF ENGINE OIL FUMES COMING INTO CABIN. APU COOLING FAN WAS BLOWING OILY MIST, REMOVED COOLING FAN AND FOUND LARGE HOLE IN AFT RIGHT SIDE OF PLENUM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU IAW 26L31049005 AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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