Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
June 22, 2022
Submitted
June 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1406
Aircraft time
66,659 hours, 30,521 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784
Part serial
R951
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON DESCENT AN ODOR BEGAN ON THE FLIGHT DECK. IT SEEMED TO DISSIPATE AND THEN RE-APPEAR. IT HAD A MUSTY SMOKEY ODOR THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED IT AS WELL. AFTER DEPLANING IT WAS STRONGEST MID-CABIN. APU BLEED WAS ON AT THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR DUE TO AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)

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