Service difficulty report · Generator · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
October 27, 2018
Submitted
October 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N123UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1310
Aircraft time
54,106 hours, 25,740 cycles
Part
Generator
Part number
59136674
Part serial
3852
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
45,631 hours, 24,694 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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. CABIN ODOR REPORTED ON DESCENT WHEN ENGINES AT IDLE, SEEMED TO DISSIPATE WHEN ENGINES WERE ABOVE IDLE. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED WHEN GETTING ON A/C IN RSW THE COCKPIT SMELT LIKE THE DIRTY SOCK SMELL. DURING FLIGHT, NO ISSUES BUT ON DESCENT INTO CLT AS ENGINES WENT TO IDLE THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL SO BAD THAT THE C/O PUT ON HIS MASK. UPON LANDING SMELL WAS GONE. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING DECONTAMINATION FOUND APU GENERATOR LEAKING OIL. REPLACED GENERATOR PER AMM 24-32-51, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF ODOR OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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