Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 18, 2017
Submitted
January 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N191UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1447
Aircraft time
53,922 hours, 20,257 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 ATTENDANT REPORTED AN ODOR IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT. ODOR MOVED FORWARD. NO APU RUNNING AT THAT TIME, ENGINES ONLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU INOPERATIVE. FOUND MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG SEAL ON APU LOOSE AND LEAKING. INSTALLED NEW SEAL IAW MM 49-91-42.

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