Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 28, 2017
Submitted
January 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N711UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1033
Aircraft time
48,825 hours, 28,221 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
S4340090001
Part serial
02088
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
48,819 hours, 28,218 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

CABIN ODOR REPORTED FROM ALL FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S, DURING CLIMB BRIEFLY AND FROM TOP OF DESCENT UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN ENTIRE CABIN, PASSENGERS SMELLED ODOR ALSO. COCKPIT CREW WAS NOTIFIED IN DESCENT (ONLY) BY CREW. VERIFIED SAME ODOR, CONTINUATION OF DIRTY SOCK ODOR, WAS STRONGEST IN AFT CABIN. ODOR BEGAN AT TOP OF DESCENT, THRUST IDLE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, TAXI, SWITCHED TO APU BLEED AND ODOR NO LONGER PRESENT. BOTH PACKS ON ENTIRE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR SELECTOR VALVE LEAKING. REPLACED AFT CARGO DOOR MANUAL SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 52-36-15.

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