Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
July 31, 2023
Submitted
August 4, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N916US
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
6420
Aircraft time
27,905 hours, 11,222 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3043
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
48,899 hours, 22,739 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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: BRIEFLY DURING CRUISE, A SWEATY SOCK SMELL WAS EXPERIENCED AROUND 2L. SMELL RETURNED AT ENGINE SHUTDOWN, STRONGER THIS TIME. MAINTENANCE HAS ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU DUE TO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS BEING FOUND **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202308037690: MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE APU COMPARTMENT AND ACCOMPLISHED A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. ** (CLOSED)