Service difficulty report · Oil Tank · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 23, 2026
Submitted
August 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6100
Aircraft time
39,401 hours, 16,222 cycles
Part
Oil Tank
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A STRONGER THAN NORMAL CLEANING OR CHEMICAL SMELL EMANATING FROM THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE CABIN DURING TAXI THAT SEEMED TO DISSIPATE BUT AFTER AN HOUR AT CRUISE THE ODOR RETURNED WITH A STRONGER THAN NORMAL ODOR - MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL WAS OVERSERVICED RESULTING IN THE APU INTAKE PLUNUM TO BECOME VERY SATURATED WITH OIL REQUIRING THE INTAKE PLENUM TO BE REPLACE - MAINTENANCE CORRECTLY SERVICED THE APU OIL TANK ALONG WITH CHECKING AND CLEANING THE APU PER JOB CARD 26L31049011

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