What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FUMES REPORTED DURING CLIMB AND DURING DESCENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU STARTER MOTOR O-RING LEAKING OIL AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 49-42-51. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
- Difficulty date
- March 17, 2023
- Submitted
- March 21, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N925UY
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 6613
- Aircraft time
- 25,240 hours, 10,009 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- O-Ring
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Component
- Apu · Honeywell · 1319A
- Component part number
- 38007081
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.