Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 9, 2017
Submitted
June 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3488
Aircraft time
36,930 hours, 12,702 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P2872
Condition
Failed
Part time
15,295 hours, 20,056 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INBOUND FA CREW REPORTED TOXIC FUMES, AND ODOR WERE NOTED DURING DECENT, HIGHEST CONCENTRATION SEEMED TO BE TOWARD CENTER OF CABIN BUT WAS NOTICED THROUGHOUT WITH AIRCRAFT ON GROUND AND BOTH PACKS RUNNING. THE TOXIC ODOR WAS NOTED THROUGHOUT CABIN. HIGHEST CONCENTRATION AT MIDDLE OF CABIN BUT BOTH FWD AND REAR DOORS OPEN ( PACKS - BOTH ); UPON ACCOMPLISHING BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF #1 AND #2 ENG LPC PER AMM 72-00-00-200-017B, NO OIL CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED. HOWEVER, INSPECTION OF APU INLET SCREEN REVEALED OIL CONTAMINATION. NO BORESCOPE PLUGS WERE REMOVED. ACCESSED LPC THROUGH 1.0 STATOR VANE. R & R APU IAW AMM 49-11-11, REPLACED CABIN FILTERS. PERFORMED GROUND RUN UP OF BOTH ENGINE . AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.

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