Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
March 11, 2012
Submitted
March 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1069
Aircraft time
35,806 hours, 20,053 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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

APU PUTTING OIL SMELL INTO CABIN (STRONG FISHY SMELL). ACCOMPLISHED JOBCARD 26L00021001, 26L00021002 AND 26L31049009 AND FOUND APU TO BE BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FOR OIL ISSUES. OPS CHECKED GOOD AND NO ODORS NOTED. SUP WILL SUBMIT APU TEARDOWN REPORT UPON RECEIPT. HONEYWELL COULD NOT CONFIRM REASON FOR REMOVAL. NO ROOT CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED, HOWEVER ECS DECONTAMINATION AND NEW FILTERS MAY HAVE CLEARED SOURCE OF ODOR. NO FURTHER ISSUES TO DATE.

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