Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
September 16, 2023
Submitted
September 19, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1311
Aircraft time
58,807 hours, 37,368 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4182
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
33,098 hours, 20,121 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: ODOR EVENT ON DESCENT THROUGH AND INCLUDING ON GROUND WHILE DOORS OPEN IN CMH MUSTY SMELL THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU AFTER FINDING OIL LEAKING FROM THE APU TURBINE COMPRESSOR DRAIN. **A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)

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