Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 24, 2016
Submitted
September 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
856
Aircraft time
65,108 hours, 24,194 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TOXIC ODOR REPORTED IN BACK OF ACFT. SMELLS LIKE DIESEL FUEL DURING T/O AND TAXI IN. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A FUEL LEAK AT TUBE ASSEMBLY ABOVE AND FORWARD OF THE APU AIR INTAKE AND REPLACED THE FUEL PACKINGS IAW CMM 49-25-69 WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND THE TURBINE CAVITY VENT PACKINGS LEAKING ON THE APU AND REPLACED THEM IAW AMM 49-91-53.

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