What was found
PACKS WERE EMITTING A PUNGENT, ACRID ODOR, MAINTENANCE FOUND EXTERNAL LEAK AT APU STARTER ADAPTER PAD. REPLACED ADAPTER PAD O-RING IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 49-42-51. LEAK CHECK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2012
- Submitted
- April 4, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N657AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1083
- Aircraft time
- 46,182 hours, 17,116 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4940 · APU Start/Ignition System
- Part
- O-Ring
- Part number
- S9413043
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Apu
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.