Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 22, 2022
Submitted
July 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981UY
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
5800
Aircraft time
27,720 hours, 10,791 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P8410
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
6,012 hours, 2,562 cycles
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 DESCEND OUT 6000, WE SMELLED A VERY STRONG, PUGNANT ODOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR DUE TO OIL LEAKING FROM THE WITNESS DRAIN LINE AND THE INSIDE OF THE PLENUM WAS COATED WITH OIL. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202206235867: REPLACED APU PER TASK CARD 26L31049003 ** (CLOSED)