Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
April 19, 2016
Submitted
April 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1547
Aircraft time
48,895 hours, 20,951 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
55,421 hours, 20,603 cycles
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
38828354
Part serial
1078
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
43,401 hours, 15,927 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. SIGNIFICANT ODOR IN CABIN & COCKPIT SIMILAR TO DIRTY SOCKS OR OIL SMELL. FOUND SEVERAL FUEL LEAKS ON APU IGV ACTUATOR FUEL LINE & FUEL FLOW DIVIDER LEAKING FUEL AT DRAIN LINE DURING RUN OPERATION. TIGHTENED FUEL LINE & REPLACED FUEL FLOW DIVIDER IAW AMM 49-32-12-400-001-A. OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECK GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED APU JC 26L00021001, 26L00021002, 26L00021004 & 26L31049009. NO ODOR FOUND DURING OPERATIONAL CHECKS. SEE AALA201604209011 FOR ADDITIONAL PART.

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