Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
March 22, 2023
Submitted
March 24, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136AN
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
6532
Aircraft time
23,354 hours, 9,170 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P6556
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
19,938 hours, 7,880 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A DIRTY SOCK SMELL DURING THE LAST 5 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU AFTER FINDING EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS. ** SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)