Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 18, 2019
Submitted
December 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1056
Aircraft time
65,550 hours, 29,343 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784WGEN
Part serial
P362C
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
88,640 hours, 37,334 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DETECTED ENG OIL FUMES ON FLT DECK AND FWD GALLEY ON CLIMB OUT DIMINISHED IN CRUISE ON FLT DECK THEN RETURNED ON DESCENT. MAINTNENACE REPORTS APU WAS SOURCE OF ODOR. FOUND APU OVERSERVICED. DRAINED OIL TO PROPER LEVEL AND ACCOMPLISHED APU RUN. LEAK FOUND ON APU JUST FORWARD OF PLENIUM. APU REQUIRES CHANGE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW JOB CARD 26L31049005. OPS CHECKED GOOD, LEAK CHECKED GOOD. (CLOSED)

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