Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
October 6, 2019
Submitted
October 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1441
Aircraft time
24,508 hours, 3,827 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38004546WGEN
Part serial
P886
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
19,932 hours, 5,350 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT AIR RETURNED TO CLT ON ACCOUNT OF CREW REPORTED FUMES IN THE CABIN. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOBCARDS 33L00021001, 33L00071001, 33L00021002, AND TSM 71-00-81-810-805A. SUSPECT TO HAVE OIL CONTAMINATION FROM THE FRONT BEARING HOUSING WEEP HOLE. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED STEPS 1 THRU 8 IAW EA 299180B. ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE APU AND FOUND INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE APU, AN APU CHANGE HAS BEEN DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU PER JOB CARD 33L31549001.

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