Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 14, 2012
Submitted
June 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1003
Aircraft time
47,145 hours, 17,713 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
38627507
Part serial
P406
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Honeywell · GTCP36300
Component part number
38002784WGEN
Stage of operation
NR
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

DIRTY SOCK SMELL REPORTED IN CABIN. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE FOUND APU OIL LEVEL LOW, OIL RESIDUE IN APU INLET, AND APU GENERATOR LEAKING OIL OUT OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. REPLACED THE APU AND APU GENERATOR. HONEYWELL REPORTED GEARBOX HAD A SPLITLINE LEAK.

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