Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 22, 2019
Submitted
March 26, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1079
Aircraft time
68,926 hours, 26,245 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784WGEN
Part serial
R965
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
58,926 hours, 25,166 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. SMELLED LIKE MACHINE OIL. NO UNUSUAL ODORS IN THE CABIN. COMPLETED JC 26L00021001, AND 26L00021002. NO ODOR IN TH ECOCKPIT AND CABIN. FOUND APU AS THE SOURCE OF ODOR, FOUND MULTIPLE OIL LEAKS. CHANGED THE APU. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW CARD 26L31049005. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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