Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 27, 2024
Submitted
August 29, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
05060
Aircraft time
45,993 hours, 16,468 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#394, DEN-BOS. 'NOTICED SIMILAR ODOR AS DENVER PREVIOUS FLIGHT DESCENDING THROUGH 5500'. INFLIGHT REPORTED THE SMELL WAS STRONG IN THE CABIN; COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015, SECTION B2. IDENTIFIED ODOR AS OIL LEAK FROM APU COOLING FAN AND TRANSFER TUBE. REPLACED TORN O-RING & TRANSFER TUBE IAW AMM 49-52-51. DECON LEVEL C WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. ACFT IS OK FOR SVC.'

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