Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 1, 2023
Submitted
January 12, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1109
Aircraft time
61,980 hours, 36,553 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Hnywl
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL SYSTEM OVERSERVICED AND PROPERLY SERVICED THE SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE APU AIR INTAKE, THE APU LOAD COMPRESSOR AND ACCOMPLISHED A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM.

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