Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
July 12, 2010
Submitted
July 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
53
Aircraft time
66,621 hours, 30,005 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
3827268
Part serial
P1049
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
18,142 hours, 7,564 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell · GTCP36300A
Component part number
38002784
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

FLT 308 - CABIN ODOR - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED OIL SMELL IN CABIN AFTER BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED. DURING CRUISE, BOTH AFT LAV SMOKE DETECTORS SOUNDED BUT NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR FIRE NOTED. TURNED OFF RECIRCULATION FANS - NO SMOKE NOTED IN CABIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT. TEARDOWN REPORT INDICATES COOLING FAN WAS FOUND LEAKING DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL.

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