Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 1, 2023
Submitted
January 4, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1109
Aircraft time
61,980 hours, 36,553 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P6161
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A MUSTY ODOR WHICH WAS STRONGER IN THE AFT PART OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE ODOR WAS PRESENT DURING ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU AFTER FINDING EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK IN THE APU COMPARTMENT. (OPEN)

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