Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 16, 2022
Submitted
December 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01506
Aircraft time
78,101 hours, 28,429 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 8362, AUA-FLL. EXPERIENCED A FUME EVENT ON CLIMB OUT AND DESCENT BY ENTIRE FLIGHT CREW AT APPROX 15,000'-18,000'. APU WAS OFF, DURING T/S, FOUND A SOURCE OF OIL CONTAMINATION FROM APU, COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015, SECTION B2. DECONTAMINATION, LEVEL B WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN RECIRC FILTERS IAW AMM 21-21-41. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. RECIRC FILTERS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION.

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