Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
January 26, 2012
Submitted
February 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598EL
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2552
Aircraft time
1,931,792 hours, 11,184 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
SP2863
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 300
Part time
1,296,208 hours, 15,236 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK STRONG ODOR DETECTED IN CABIN, VENTILATED IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-001 DECONTAMINATION OF THE ECS WAS PERFORMED. APU TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, PNEUMATIC AND ELECTRIC SYS. APU REPLACED IAW AMM 49-00-00-710-010A. OPS TEST OF THE APU SUCCESSFUL.

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