Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
January 24, 2023
Submitted
February 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509AY
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
3796
Aircraft time
47,393 hours, 17,433 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4243
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
46,167 hours, 16,958 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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: AN EMERGECNY WAS DECLARED DUE TO A SMOKE / ODOR / FUMES EVENT DECENDING THROUGH 15,000FT. STRONG ACRID ODOR. FLIGHT DECK OXYGEN USED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT TPA SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU DUE TO FINDING IT SOAKED WITH OIL. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202301253774: MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU PER TASK CARD 26L31049003 .**(CLOSED)