Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 26, 2011
Submitted
March 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1297
Aircraft time
30,811 hours, 19,810 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A DIRTY SOCK SMELL ON APPROCH INTO PHL CAUSING DIZZINESS. AFT F/A WENT ON OXYGEN FOR REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU, THE LEFT PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER AND NR 1 & 2 PRECOOLER EXCHANGERS. HONEYWELL TEARDOWN REPORT INDICATES THE APU SHOWED SIGNS OF INGESTION. ALTHOUGH A POSITIVE LEAK WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, THE LOAD COMPRESSOR / SEAL AREA WAS WET WITH OIL EXTERNALLY AS WAS THE SCROLL HOUSING, AND OIL WAS FOUND IN BLEED SYSTEM.

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