Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 26, 2010
Submitted
June 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1192
Aircraft time
33,420 hours, 14,077 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Apu
Part number
4500001B
Part serial
1250
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU PRODUCED ODOR IN CABIN, GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED APU PUTTING OUT SMOKE, SOME OILY SMOKE IN VENT WITH APU BLEED ON ACCOMPLISHED MT 72-016 AND FOUND APU OUT OF OIL, FOUND OIL IN PNEUMATIC DUCT AFT OF LOAD CONTROL VLV. CK MAG PLUG AND EXHAUST AREA NO EXTERNAL LEAKAGE, APU HAS INTERNAL OIL LEAK APU INOP. DUE TO REPORT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE APU PNEUMATIC SYS, THE APU IS CONSIDERED INOP, AND IS NOT TO BE USED UNTIL THE "SMOKE" PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. DEFER APU INOP. NO OIL IN SITE GAUGE. REPLACED APU.

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