Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 6, 2022
Submitted
January 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01927
Aircraft time
72,317 hours, 26,039 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLT 1796, CUN-FLL. INFLIGHT REPORTED A CHEMICAL OR FUME-TYPE SMELL. IT WAS INTERMITTENT ON GROUND AND ON DESCENT AT 6000 MSL AT LEAST 3 SEPARATE TIMES ; PERFORMED INSPECTION IAW INFO NOTICE 2017-T015I. FOUND EVIDENCE OF APU OIL LEAK AND SOURCE OF ODOR EVENT. RAN ENGINES 1 + 2. NO ODOR PRESENT. APU PLACED ON MEL REF L/P 3295513-2(SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO FOLLOW)

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