Service difficulty report · Mount · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 23, 2021
Submitted
October 25, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1196
Aircraft time
71,173 hours, 28,143 cycles
Part
Mount
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Starter
Stage of operation
CL
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: FUMES EVENT AT CRUISE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PACKINGS ON THE APU OIL HEATER (AALA202110252331) AND THE APU STARTER MOTOR MOUNT(AALA202110255943) LEAKING AND REPLACED THEM PER AMM 49-96-51 AND AMM 49-42-51. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS BEING NOTED.

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