Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 23, 2019
Submitted
June 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2535
Aircraft time
55,466 hours, 19,777 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Leaking
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

FT # 14, DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN FLT DECK DURING CLIMB & DECENT; INSPECTED PER INFO NOTICE 2017-TO15E. TABLE 1 FOUND APU INTERNAL LEAKING RAN BOTH ENG WITH BOTH PACK ON. NO ODOR COMING FROM EITHER PACK WHILE RUNNING BOTH ENG AT IDLE PULLED & COLLARD C/B L41 & L42 MX-4. PERFORMED APU BSI PER AMM 49-20-00-200-003A. FOUND EVIDENCE OF COKING ON DIFFUSER ALSO FOUND OIL RESIDUE ON FWD LOAD COMPRESSOR 6 O'CLOCK POSITION AND COKING ON AFT SECTION AS SEEN FROM APU INLET. APU IS SOURCE OF SMELL, PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION WITH ENGINES, VERIFIED NO ODORS. A/C OK TO CONT SVC.

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