Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 31, 2019
Submitted
February 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1323
Aircraft time
62,954 hours, 27,798 cycles
Part
Solenoid Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Deoiler
Stage of operation
DE
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: F/A & PAX REPORT STRONG ODOR IN CABIN ON DECENT. INITIALLY REPORTED AS DIRTY SOCKS SMELL THEN SUBSIDED SLOWLY. UNKNOWN ODOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU TO BE CAUSE OF ODOR. FOUND DE-OIL SOLENOID LEAKING, FILLER PLUG LEAKING AND SIGNS OF OIL LEAK ON VSV INLET GUIDE VANES.***SUPPLEMENTAL ACTION SECT.4 AND 5: REMOVED AND REPLACED DE-OILING SOLENOID VALVE IAW AMM 49-19-49. REMOVED AND REPLACED FILLER PLUG. CLEANED AND RAN APU. NO LEAKS NOTED.***(CLOSED)

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