Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
October 8, 2022
Submitted
October 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N972UY
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
4123
Aircraft time
43,283 hours, 16,119 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P6141
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
14,947 hours, 6,799 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: STRONG ODOR THROUGHOUT ENTIRE CABIN OF DIRTY SOCKS. ODOR OCCURED AT THE GATE AND DURING TAXI OUT THEN WENT AWAY BUT RETURNED DUIRNG DESCENT AND CONTINUED THRU THE APPROACH, LANDING AND TAXI IN. MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN APU OIL LEAKING AND BEING INGESTED INTO THE APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202210103551: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU PER TASK CARD 26L31049003 ** (CLOSED)