Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
April 28, 2017
Submitted
April 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1460
Aircraft time
52,452 hours, 22,254 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
4500001B
Part serial
1821
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
15,366 hours, 26,665 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

AIR COND HAS AN OILY SMELL WHETHER USING ENG BLEED OR APU BLEED. RAN ENGINES ISOLATED TO NR 1 ENGINE SMELLS THE STRONGEST IN THE COCKPIT APU WAS LEAKING OIL AND HAVING IT SUCKED INTO INLET. REPLACED APU REF MM 49-11-11. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. RAN ENGINES AND APU. NO LONGER GETTING STRONG OIL SMELL.

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