SDR USAA2014111400005

Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date: November 13, 2014
Submitted: November 14, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N669AW
Make and model: Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial: 1792
Aircraft time: 45,588 hours, 16,687 cycles
System (JASC): 4990 · APU Oil System
Part: Apu
Part number: 38002784
Part serial: P1043
Condition: Leaking
Location: Apu Bay
Part time: 31,629 hours, 13,545 cycles
Stage of operation: DE
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: K, B
Precautionary procedure: K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ACRID, MUSTY SMELL THROUGHOUT CABIN & COCKPIT LAST 10 MINS OF FLIGHT. FIRST CLASS PAX COMPLAINED, COVERED NOSES & MOUTHS. SMELL STRONGER IN CABIN THAN FLIGHT DECK, VERY NOTICEABLE. ODOR HAD DISSIPATED AS WE PULLED INTO THE GATE. FOUND APU OIL LEAK, CORRECTED & REPLACED HEPA FILTERS.

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