Service difficulty report · Generator · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
April 17, 2018
Submitted
April 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
1037
Aircraft time
56,949 hours, 25,969 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
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

APU RUNNING PRIOR TO BOARDING WITH APU BLEED AND PACKS ON. A HAZE WAS IN THE CABIN WITH A MUSTY ODOR. HAZE DISSIPATED BUT ODOR REMAINED. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH NO GO ODI AND AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND AN OIL LEAK AT THAT APU GENERATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU GENERATOR, CLEANED AND DECONTAMINATED COMPARTMENT. RAN PACKS. NO ODOR PRESENT.

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