Service difficulty report · Plug · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 24, 2019
Submitted
April 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2669
Aircraft time
40,300 hours, 19,110 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
52,072 hours, 23,351 cycles
Part
Plug
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Gearbox
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

A STRONG MUSTY ODOR FOR THE LAST 5 MINUTES OF FLIGHT IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. APU WAS OFF AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. APU FACTORY GEAR BOX PLUG LEAKING OIL DOWN ON INLET AND INGESTED, IN INTAKE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU IAW CARD 26L31049003. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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