Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
January 21, 2022
Submitted
January 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4005X
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
5753
Aircraft time
22,883 hours, 10,826 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P5757
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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: PREVIOUS CREW REPORTED STRONG ODOR BURNT OIL ON TAKE OFF AND LANDING\. UPON OUR ARRIVAL AT AIRCRAFT WE COULD SMELL THE ODOR EVEN WITH OUR MASKS ON AND THE CABIN DOOR OPEN. MAINTENANCE HAS ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. OPEN.

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