What was found
APU LUBE MODULE LEAKING, CREW REPORT ODOR IN THE CABIN. GROUNDED - YES. R&R APU LUBE MODULE PER AMM 49-91-45. OPS/LEAK CK GOOD. CLEANED APU AREA AND PERFORMED PRE-CONDITIONING WITH APU BLEED PER AMM 12-33-21. NO FOUL SMELL NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- July 3, 2018
- Submitted
- July 9, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N838VA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 04559
- Aircraft time
- 27,869 hours, 8,231 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4990 · APU Oil System
- Part
- Lubrication Unit
- Part number
- 41310204
- Part serial
- 4522
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 111 hours, 175 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.