Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 25, 2013
Submitted
March 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1547
Aircraft time
40,318 hours, 16,579 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38002784WGEN
Part serial
R938
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
47,076 hours, 19,895 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

WITH AIRCRAFT PARKED AT GATE, FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD NOTICED A "DIRTY SOCK" SMELL AFTER APU BLEED WAS ON FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. MAINTENANCE FOUND INTERNAL OIL LEAKING IN APU. OIL WAS COMING OUT OF PLENUM DRAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU IAW JOB CARD 26L31049005. OPS LEAK AND BITE CHECK GOOD.

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