Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 7, 2020
Submitted
February 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
762
Aircraft time
75,658 hours, 29,337 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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: HAD FUME EBVENT FIRST ENCOUNTER WAS LIGHT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. THEN WENT AWAY. THEN AT BOTTOM OF DECENT HAD MODERATE OIL/FUME. DETERMINED APU TO BE SOURCE. INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT AND FOUND OIL THROUGHOUT COMMPARTMENT. DEEP CLEANED COMPARTMENT AS REQUIRED INSPECTED WITH BLACKLIGHT AND FOUND NO DYNAMIC LEAKS OR STATIC. PERFORMED JOB CARDS 26L000021001, 26L00021002, AND 26L00021004. PERFORMED WALK THROUGH WITH NO FURTHER ODORS NOTICED AT TIME SUSPECT APU OVERSERVICED. OK'D FOR SERVICE.

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