Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 1, 2019
Submitted
December 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2312
Aircraft time
51,700 hours, 19,889 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
56,410 hours, 24,124 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784WGEN
Part serial
R993
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
56,410 hours, 24,124 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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: BOTH PILOTS SMELLED "OIL SMELL" DURING SEVERAL PHASES OF FLIGHT. MODERATE + LIGHT IN INTENSITY. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUMES INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING IAW JOB CARD 26L00021001. DETERMINED APU IS THE CAUSE OF ODOR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW JOB CARD 26L31049005. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. (CLOSED)

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