Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 21, 2026
Submitted
March 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
03029
Aircraft time
71,713 hours, 25,725 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 610. SDQ-JFK, ( APU BLEED AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM ) FA'S REPORTED FUMES SIMILAR TO HYD FLUID ON T/O FROM SDQ THAT STARTED IN THE AFT SEC OF D/C. SAME THING OCCURED ON FINAL APP. THE APU WAS OFF IN BOTH OCCURANCES NO PHYSICAL SYMPTONS REPORTED BY CREW. THE ODOR WAS NOT PRESENT IN COCKPIT. APU BLACK LIGHT INSPECTION EC A4925017 + APU WASH AND CLEAN WERE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER WO 1482851, FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF LEAK OR CONTAMINATION APU WAS RAN OVER 2 HRS NO ODOR PRESENT.

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