Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 11, 2021
Submitted
April 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2099
Aircraft time
67,387 hours, 24,058 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
41310204
Part serial
7659
Condition
Oil Consumption
Location
Apu Compt
Part time
5,072 hours, 3,912 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 1448, LAS-JFK. VERY STRONG STENCH OF THE DIRTY SOCK SMELL. F/A & CUSTOMER COMPLAINED OF THE SMELL. THIS OCCURRED BETWEEN 6000 DOWN TO 2000 FT THEN THE SMELL DISSIPATED; DURING INITIAL INSP OF APU AREAS, FOUND LIGHT WETNESS AT DRAIN TUBE. RAN APU FOR 5 MINS AND NOTICED OIL AT DRAIN TUBE. FOLLOWED LINE TO FCU AND LOSE MODULE SUSPECT LOSE MODULE TO BE AT FAULT IAW AMM 49-00-00-200-811-AC SUBTASK 49-00-00-790. PERFORMED ECS SYSTEM DECONTAMINATION AND BURN IAW AMM TASK 21-00-00-615-802-A ODOR CHECK GOOD

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