Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 16, 2020
Submitted
March 18, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5795
Aircraft time
22,505 hours, 8,610 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Honeywell · GTCP1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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: STRONG DIRTY SOCKS ODOR . INTERMITTENT AND PRIMARY IN CABIN. DIDNOT SMELL IN CRUISE. ACCOMPLISHED J/C'S 26L00021001 AND 26L00021002. VERIFIED APU IS THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR BY INTERNAL TURBINE SEAL LEAK. RAN BOTH ENGINES AND THERE IS NO ODOR FROM EITHER ENGINE. ***SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION SECT 4: REMOVED AND REPLACED APU PER JOB CARD 26L31049003, OPS GOOD***(CLOSED)

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