Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
April 8, 2012
Submitted
April 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1406
Aircraft time
40,118 hours, 16,293 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784WGEN
Part serial
R962
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
43,320 hours, 16,573 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell
Component part number
38002784WGEN
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

WHEN APU BLEED ON & PACKS ON, A VERY STRONG DIRTY SOCK ODOR WAS NOTICED INSIDE AIRCRAFT. INITIALLY ODOR WAS ONLY SLIGHT AND CONTINUED TO INTENSIFY. FOUND APU LEAKING OIL FROM BOLTS OF FIRST FLANGE OF GAS GENERATOR MIGRATING ALONG PLENUM FLANGE AND INGESTING THROUGH CRACKS IN LEFT FORWARD CORNER OF PLENUM FLANGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU. OPS CHECKED GOOD. VENDOR HONEYWELL CONFIRMED REASON FOR REMOVAL. FOUND OIL AT TURBINE CASE SPLIT LINE, COOLING FAN AND INLET.

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