Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 21, 2019
Submitted
July 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1710
Aircraft time
60,078 hours, 22,890 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
38002784WGEN
Stage of operation
IN
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: MAINTENANCE REPORTS DURING APU OPERATION, OIL SMELL IN CABIN WITH ONLY APU BLEED ON. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK AROUND THE APU FAN ASSEMBLY. APU WAS REPLACED IAW CARD 26L31049005. NO FURTHER ODORS NOTED.

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