Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
April 4, 2023
Submitted
April 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127AA
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
6334
Aircraft time
26,909 hours, 8,359 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P5694
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
28,735 hours, 11,262 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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: UNPLEASANT ODOR OF UNKNOWING ORIGIN PRESENT AT LOW ALTITUDE AND IDLE THRUST WITH CABIN DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE AT ZERO. SUSPECT AIR CONDITIONING AS SOURCE. NO SMOKE OR HAZE PRESENT. ODOR WAS MUSTY / DIRTY SOCK SMELL. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU AFTER FINDING EVIDENCE OF OIL IN THE APU INLET, LOAD COMPRESSOR. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)