Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
July 19, 2021
Submitted
July 23, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1223
Aircraft time
66,116 hours, 29,381 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784
Part serial
R221CA
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Part time
78,501 hours, 33,409 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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: ODOR IN COCKPIT DURING DESCENT - SMELLED LIKE UN-BURNED FUEL. FUMES EVEN STRONGER AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE. FLT ATTENDANTS DID NOT SMELL. FOUND OIL LEAK AT APU OIL COOLER DUCT, REPLACED APU AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK ** (CLOSED)

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