Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 2, 2019
Submitted
May 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5292
Aircraft time
22,348 hours, 8,963 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081WGEN
Part serial
6254
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 300
Part time
12,228 hours, 4,974 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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: PILOT REPORTS UPON A/C ARRIVAL, DIRTY SOCK/OIL SMELL FROM PACKS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARDS 26L00021001 AND 26L00021002. FOUND APU EXTERNAL LEAK AND REPAIRED LEAK IAW AMM. APU PLACED ON MEL FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF CARD 26L00021004 DECONTAMINATION OF ECS.***SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CARD 26L00021004 AND NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED.*** (CLOSED)

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