Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
May 20, 2018
Submitted
May 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527VA
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
03417
Aircraft time
35,115 hours, 12,720 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B6
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4025
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
9,798 hours, 25,099 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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

STRONG ODOR RETURNED ON DESCENT. SMELLED LIKE OIL DROPPING ON SOMETHING HOT. MOST NOTICEABLE IN CENTER CABIN. ACFT GROUNDED. TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND A APU BLEED FAULT IAW TSM 25-00-00-810-823. RAN ENGINES AND APU BLEED OFF WITH NO OCCURENCE OF ODORS. FOUND APU TO BE VERY OVERSERVICED. DESERVICED OIL TO CORRECT LEVEL IAW AMM 49-90-00. CLEANED APU COMPARTMENT & INLET, REMOVED NEW AND OLD BUILDUP. RAN APU FOR HOUR. NO ODOR OR APU LEAKS NOTED, REPLACED RECITULATION FILTERS IAW AMM 21-21-41. CLEARS MDDR 55461. PLACARD REMOVED. MC NOTIFIED.

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