- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2019
- Submitted
- November 26, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1114
- Aircraft time
- 54,589 hours, 31,467 cycles
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081WGEN
- Part serial
- P3765
- Condition
- Leaking
- Part time
- 34,495 hours, 16,808 cycles
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ODOR DETECTED DURING APPROACH. MAINTENANCE DECLARED APU CHANGE DUE TO INTERNAL LEAK FROM LOAD COMPRESSOR. ***SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU IAW JOB CARD 26L31049003. OPS CHECK GOOD.*** (CLOSED)