Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
October 15, 2018
Submitted
October 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1565
Aircraft time
55,370 hours, 24,451 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
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

ON ARRIVAL TO THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, DETECTED A VERY STRONG OIL FUME ODOR, APU RUNNING AND BLEEDS ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR AND ACCOMPLISHED WC 26L00021001. FOUND APU OIL MIXED WITH ENGINE OIL, DRAINED AND SERVICED APU OIL TWICE. REPLACED THE APU OIL FILTER, COMPLIED WITH JC 26L00021004, AND 26L00021002. NO ODOR IN CABIN IAW AMM 49-91-41.

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