Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 4, 2024
Submitted
March 7, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3977
Aircraft time
49,225 hours, 18,526 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Hnywl
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON ARRIVAL,4000' FLIGHT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED FLIGHT DECK OF SEVERE FUMES, BURNING SMELL IN THE MIDDLE TO AFT CABIN. HAZE, NO SMOKE. BURNING EYES, DIFFICULT BREATHING, CHOKING, COUGHING. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU AFTER FINDING EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMNITTED ** (OPEN)

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