Service difficulty report · Starter · Airbus A320251N

Difficulty date
March 23, 2022
Submitted
March 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311FR
Make and model
Airbus A320251N
Aircraft serial
07642
Aircraft time
14,860 hours, 6,430 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
27045064
Part serial
5840
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
1,323 hours, 1,896 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: REFERENCE LP210042 ITEM 1: FUME EVENT @ GATE WITH APU RUNNING, BLEEDS ON, PACKS ON. JUST GOT TO PLANE. CORRECTIVE ACTION:LP210042 ITEM 1PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A FOUND APU STARTER LEAKING OIL. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF APU IAW AMM 49-00-00-710-10-A. OPS CHECKED GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED. DISCREPANCY: LP210042 ITEM #3:SEE LP210042 ITEM 1 UPON REMOVAL OF THE APU STARTER FOUND A BROKEN O-RING CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACE APU STARTER O-RING IAW AMM 49-42-41-000-006-A/400-006-A. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. TW: STS 3470 DD: 13 JAN 23.

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