Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 17, 2025
Submitted
June 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N210NV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
5540
Aircraft time
24,357 hours, 14,965 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
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

(AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED) DIRTY SOCK ODOR REPORTED FROM BOTH FWD FA'S AS SOON AS DOOR OPENED. FOUND LUBE MODULE FILTER LEAKING, APU COOLING FAN LEAKING. SAW POSSIBLE LEAK OF FCU BEFORE APU RUN, BAGGED FCU & RAN, FOUND NO VISUAL LEAK. CONFIRMED LEAKS AFTER RUN. DURING CHECK FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKING FROM APU FCU DRAIN PORT & OIL COLLECTING AT BOTTOM OF MODIFIED FIXED AIR INTAKE DUCT. REMOVED APU IAW AMM 49-11-11-000-004-A. CLEANED APU BAY WITHOUT APU INSTALLED IAW AMM 49-00-00-100-805-A. CLEANED APU AIR INTAKE AND/OR AIR INTAKE DIFFUSER & ELBOW IAW AMM 49-16-00-100-005-A. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE APU IAW AMM 49-11-11-400-004-A.

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