Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 13, 2018
Submitted
March 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
4935
Aircraft time
22,612 hours, 8,372 cycles
Part
Fuel Filter
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

AIRCRAFT HAD STRANGE ODOR UPON BOARDING. CONFIRMED BY CAPTAIN, FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S, AND MAINTENANCE. CAPTAIN REFUSED AIRCRAFT. APU RUNNING, PACKS ON ODOR FORM SUBMITTED. FOUND APU SOURCE OF CABIN ODOR. STARTED BOTH ENG(S) WITH EXTERNAL AIR & (APU BLEED OFF), INSTALLED "BLASTER" RAN PACKS SEVERAL TIMES AT 35-50% N1, NO CABIN ODOR NOTED. REPLACED HEPA FILTERS, STARTED BOTH ENGINES WITH EXTERNAL PNEUMATIC AIR AND RAN BOTH PACKS WITH ENGINE BLEED FOR 10-15 MINUTES. NO CABIN ODOR/FUMES NOTED. REPLACED PACKING TO FUEL FILTER HOUSING. LEAK CHECK GOOD PER AMM 49-32-41. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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