Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 29, 2019
Submitted
February 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5292
Aircraft time
24,723 hours, 9,849 cycles
Engine time
14,576 hours, 5,851 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Hnywl
Component part number
38007081WGEN
Stage of operation
DE
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS DIRTY SOCK- FUME SMELL NOTED IN DECENT INTO DFW-13000FT 4.4 D.PSI- ALT 2350 NOTICED MOST INFRONT + DOOR 3 AREA. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT APU IS LEAKING AT THE INLET ALONG THE SEAL. APU CHANGE HAS BEEN DECLARED. ***SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION SECT.4, 5 AND 6: APU INLET SEAL LEAKING, REMOVED AND REPLACED APU.***(CLOSED)

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