Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 6, 2022
Submitted
August 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6569
Aircraft time
23,950 hours, 9,405 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
R2611
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
NR
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: INBOUND CREW REPORTED FUMES IN CABIN. CABIN SMELLS OF TURBINE OIL EXHAUST. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. THE APU AIR INTAKE WAS CLEANED PER TASK CARD 26T31049006, THE APU LOAD COMPRESSOR WAS CLEANED PER TASK CARD 26L31049009, THE APU COMPARTMENT WAS CLEANED PER AMM 49-00-00-100-003-A AND DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TASK CARD 26L00021004. NO ODORS WERE NOTED BY MAINTENANCE.