Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 1, 2014
Submitted
December 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3989
Aircraft time
20,362 hours, 6,886 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Missing
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

AFTER STARTING THE APU WE HAD A STRONG SMELL OF ODOR ENTER THE ACFT. SHUT APU DOWN & REMOVED PAXS. REPLACED MISSING O RINGS ON APU STARTER IAW AMM 49-42-51 & REPLACED CUT O RINGS ON APU OIL COOLER FEED LINE IAW AMM 49-91-44.

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