Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 17, 2019
Submitted
December 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1223
Aircraft time
63,769 hours, 28,084 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
83,080 hours, 36,502 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784WGEN
Part serial
R382CA
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
83,080 hours, 36,502 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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: FLT. ATD REPORTED FUMES ODOR FUEL SMELL. SEVERITY MILD/MODERATE CATEGORY C. ONCE QUICK ACTIONS ITEMS COMPLETED SMELL GOT A LITTLE BETTER. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT APU AND FOUND OIL LEAKING INTERNALLY FROM AIR INTAKE. INTERNAL IMPELLAR AND SHAFT HAD VISIBLE OIL COMING FROM THEM. STATIC APU LEAKED OIL AT LEAST A QUART OF OIL INTO AIR INTAKE SYSTEM AND SUBSQUENTLY INTO THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM. NO EXTERNAL FACTOR IN CAVITY OUTSIDE OF APU SHOWED OIL, ONLY OIL COMING FROM INSIDE AIR INTAKE CAVITY OF APU. APU REQUIRES CHANGE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW JOB CARD 26L310490050. (CLOSED)

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