Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 7, 2021
Submitted
October 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4957
Aircraft time
32,120 hours, 12,049 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Hnywl
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
LD
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: PUNGENT SMELL IN CABIN AND COCKPIT WHEN PACKS ARE POWERED WITH APU BLEED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TASK CARDS 26L0021001 AND 26L00021002, FOUND OIL COKING ON APU LOWER COMPRESSOR SCREEN. RAN ENGINES 10 MINUTES EACH WITH LEFT AND RIGHT PACKS, NO ODOR SMELLED IN CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. PLACED APU ON MEL FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. ACCOMPLISHED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU, FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL AROUND PLENUM & FAN. DETERMINED LEAK WAS CAUSED BY THE APU OIL SYSTEM BEING OVER SERVICED. CLEANED APU EXTERNAL & RAN FOR 2 HOURS. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS NOTED. DRAINED OIL TO FULL MARK. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION OF THE APU PER TASK CARD 26L00021004 WITH NO LEAKS OR ODORS NOTED.

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