Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
April 5, 2011
Submitted
April 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
66
Aircraft time
69,681 hours, 31,196 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784WGEN
Part serial
R255C
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
60,886 hours, 26,478 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 504 SAN-PHX - FUMES/CABIN ODOR - FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A DIRTY SOCK SMELL DURING CLIMB AND DESCENT THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT, BUT NO SMELL WAS NOTED IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU LEAKING OIL AT THE CASE SPLIT LINE FORWARD OF THE APU INTAKE. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU.

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