Service difficulty report · Housing · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
July 23, 2016
Submitted
July 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N150UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5504
Aircraft time
11,203 hours, 4,662 cycles
Part
Housing
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Filter
Stage of operation
NR
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

FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN HAS FOUL ODOR WITH APU ON. MAINTENACE FOUND THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING LEAKING FUEL WHICH WAS BEING INGESTED BY THE APU COMPRESSOR. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU FUEL FILTER HOUSING IAW AMM 49-32-41-201 AND ACCOMPLISHED TASK CARDS 26L0021002 AND 26L21004.

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