What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON APPROACH SMELLED OIL/FUMES IN FLIGHT DECK. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL COMING FROM THE APU LOAD COMPRESSOR DRAIN CAVITY DURING THE INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING . **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)
- Difficulty date
- November 10, 2021
- Submitted
- November 11, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N103US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 861
- Aircraft time
- 59,522 hours, 34,211 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Apu
- Part number
- 38007081
- Part serial
- P4275
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100
- Part time
- 36,945 hours, 14,943 cycles
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.