Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
October 1, 2020
Submitted
October 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N230FR
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
06773
Aircraft time
18,789 hours, 7,773 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P6319
Condition
Leaking
Part time
8,317 hours, 10,797 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

REMOVE AND REPLACE APU TO ADDRESS FUME EVENT, IAW A320 AMM 49-00-00-710-010-A, OPS CHECK IS GOOD. ITEM 1: AFTER T/O NOTICED A STRONG DIRTY SOCK/METALIC/MUSTY FUME SMELL IN COCKPIT, PERFORMED ELIMINATION OF ODOR PROCEDURE AND ODOR CEASED WHEN PACK 1 TURNED OFF. CONTINUED WITH PACK 1 OFF TO DESTINATION. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DEFERRED PER MEL 21-52-01F C/N 1165142 DD 10/11/2020 PER MCC TJH 428704. MX ACTIONS C/W PLACARDS INSTALLED. PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION OF ECS SYSTEM, NO ODOR NOTED AT THIS TIME, REF PEMCO NR 102040002. MEL REMOVED.

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