Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 19, 2010
Submitted
July 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1538
Aircraft time
29,326 hours, 13,061 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Apu
Part number
4500001B
Part serial
1673APS
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Bay
Component
Apu
Component part number
4500001B
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

AFTER PACKS WERE TURNED ON ACFT HAD A FOUL SMELL. DURING PACK BURNOUT FOUND APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF OIL SMELL IN ACFT CABIN. AFTER APU SHUTDOWN, THEN RE-START SMELL CAME BACK. RECOMMEND REPLACING CABIN RECIRC FILTERS DUE TO POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION.-DURING PACK BURNOUT FOUND APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF OIL SMELL IN ACFT CABIN. AFTER APU SHUTDOWN, THEN RE-START SMELL CAME BACK. REPLACED IAW TOD.

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