Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 9, 2011
Submitted
August 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1341
Aircraft time
35,021 hours, 15,033 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Apu
Part number
4500001B
Part serial
1692APS
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BURNING SMELL IN AFT CABIN ON TAKEOFF AND LANDING. LAST 2 LEGS REPEAT WRITEUP. ACP HIGH POWER RUNS ISOLATING PACKS AND ENGINE BLEED SOURCES. TESTED LIGHTS AT ALL SETTINGS TESTED COFFEMAKERS, NO ABNORMAL SMELLS. FOUND OIL IN APU COMPARTMENT AND COMPRESSOR INLET. CREATED WRITE UP TO REPLACE APU. EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK IN APU COMPARTMENT, APPEARS TO HAVE OIL IN INLET OF COMPRESSOR. REPLACED APU.

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