Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 26, 2019
Submitted
August 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4850
Aircraft time
27,993 hours, 10,422 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
21,701 hours, 8,529 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS WHEN APU BLEED IS TURNED ON STRONG SMELL LIKE DIRTY SOCKS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE SOURCE OF ODOR TO BE FROM THE APU.***SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU IAW JOB CARD 26L31049003. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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