Service difficulty report · Regulator · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
December 16, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
50,578 hours, 7,022 cycles
Part
Regulator
Part number
1604262
Part serial
829778
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
23,155 hours, 3,196 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FLIGHT 733, LGW-CLT - MALODOROUS SMELL ON APPROACH, ZONE C & AFT GALLEY AREA. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED CABIN AIR QUALITY JOB CARD 33L00021001. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL INTO AIR INLET, REMOVED AND REPLACED APU OIL TEMPERATURE COOLER REGULATOR. EXTENSIVE ENGINE RUNS & REPLACEMENT OF RECIRC FILTERS ACCOMPLISHED, NO UNUSUAL ODORS NOTED.

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