Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 1, 2023
Submitted
March 13, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N126UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4149
Aircraft time
35,061 hours, 19,269 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3496
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
44,777 hours, 20,880 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
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: ON TAKEOFF FROM CLT HAD SMELL OF BURNING OIL DISSAPATED AROUND 5-8K. SMELL REAPPEARED 5K ON DECENT INTO LIT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202303066734: MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU PER TASK CARD 26L31049003** (CLOSED)

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