Service difficulty report · Cap · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
March 10, 2017
Submitted
April 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N738US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1254
Aircraft time
45,377 hours, 27,210 cycles
Part
Cap
Part number
38633742
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Apu Oil
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FUMES IN COCKPIT DURING TAXI ,STARTED WITH APU BLEED FIRST AND THEN WITH ENGINE BLEED. TRIED TO ISOLATE PACKS. ODOR CONTINUED. RETURNED TO GATE. THE APU OIL CAP WAS FOUND OFF BY MAINTENANCE, INSPECTED AND RAN APU ON GROUND WITH NO ODORS FOUND APU PROPERLY SERVICED.

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