Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 11, 2017
Submitted
January 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1371
Aircraft time
43,195 hours, 28,179 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil Sys
Part time
27,818 hours, 13,859 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN THE CABIN DURING TAKE OFF-CLIMB OUT. NO ODOR DURING CRUISE. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU LEAKING OIL AT APU GENERATOR SEAL PLATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE GENERATOR, REPLACED O-RING AND SEAL PLATE AND REINSTALLED GENERATOR PER AMM 24-23-51. CLEANED APU COMPARTMENT PER AMM 49-00-00 AND PERFORMED AIR QUALITY AND DECONTAMINATION PER JOB CARDS 26L00021001, 26L00021002, AND 26L00021004.

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