Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 28, 2022
Submitted
September 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914UY
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6337
Aircraft time
25,566 hours, 10,142 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3400
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
40,965 hours, 22,874 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL / BURNING PLASTIC SMELL IN THE FLIGHT DECK / CABIN INBOUND TO CLT AND AT THE GATE AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN APU OIL LEAK AT THE INLET AND DETERMINED THE APU WAS THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITED** (OPEN)