Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 4, 2025
Submitted
November 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1051
Aircraft time
68,330 hours, 40,517 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081WGEN
Part serial
P3346
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 300
Part time
48,476 hours, 22,590 cycles
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: WHEN POWER LEVERS WERE AT IDLE FOR A FEW MOMENTS ON ARRIVAL APPROXIMATELY 5 MINS FROM LANDING A PUNGENT DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN THECOCKPIT MUCH MORE THAN USUAL. LINGERED FOR A WHILE. APU WAS OFF.F/A'S DID NOT SMELL THE ODOR IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU SOURCE OF THE ODOR WITH LEAKS IN LOAD COMPRESSOR AND REPLACED APU.

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