Service difficulty report · Tube · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 28, 2014
Submitted
April 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N550UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4935
Aircraft time
8,667 hours, 2,980 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil Cooler
Stage of operation
CL
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

EXTREME CABIN ODOR DURING START & CLIMB, PAX & CREW COMPLAINED OF ODOR & FELT LIGHT HEADED & NAUSEOUS. FOUND APU TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR. REPLACED LEAKING APU OIL COOLER TRANSFER TUBE IAW AMM 49-91-44-400-802-A. REPLACED APU OIL LUBE MODULE IAW AMM 49-91-45.

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