Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 9, 2019
Submitted
October 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1514
Aircraft time
58,371 hours, 25,250 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
4500001B
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS OZONE BURNING SMELL THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT WITH BLEEDS ON. CREW SHUTDOWN ENG 1 BLEED AND SMELL DISSIPATED. SMELL RETURNED WITH APU BLEED ON. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER RUN ON #1 ENGINE WITH ENGINE BLEEDS ON, NO DETECTION OF SMOKE ODOR OR FUMES IN THE CABIN OR FLIGHT DECK. SHUT ENGINES DOWN AND TURNED APU BLEED ON. THERE WAS A HEAVY ODOR OF OIL FUMES IN THE CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK. FIRE DEPT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE WITH APU RUNNING. FOLLOWED GUIDELINES OF TSM CAUSE OF CABIN ODORS OR SMOKE IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS REF AMM 21-21-41 AND APPLIED MEL 4910B. APU INOP DUE TO ODOR IN THE CABIN. . ACCOMPLISHED FIREWALL INSPECTION PER GMM. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED

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