Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 21, 2017
Submitted
January 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N737US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1245
Aircraft time
45,326 hours, 27,516 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Defective
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Honeywell
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
TO
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A VERY STRONG ODOR AND FUMES ENTIRE FLIGHT. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CONFIRM ODOR IN CABIN. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN OIL LEAK ON THE APU BETWEEN THE FUEL CONTROL AND LUBE UNITS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SEALS RESULTING IN THE SEALS BEING REPLACED. A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND NO ODORS WERE NOTED.

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