Service difficulty report · Lubrication Unit · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 18, 2024
Submitted
July 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6866
Aircraft time
24,240 hours, 9,646 cycles
Part
Lubrication Unit
Part number
41310204
Part serial
4326
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
17,088 hours, 21,070 cycles
Component
Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
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: DURING DESCENT THRU 10000, THERE WAS A STRONG ACRID SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. THE ODOR WAS SLIGHTLY BETTER AFTER TURNING PACK 1 OFF. THE STRONGEST SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE AFT OF THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM THE APU DRAIN MAST FOR THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT / OIL LUBE MODULE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU OIL LUBE MODULE AND THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT (AALA202407021886). A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCO0MPLISHED WITH NO LEAKS OR DOSRS NOTED.

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