Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 22, 2022
Submitted
July 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
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
Part time
66,597 hours, 28,340 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 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 FOR AALA202206239515: REPLACED APU PER TASK CARD 4920Y003-001. ** (CLOSED)