Service difficulty report · Tube · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 29, 2020
Submitted
March 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7407
Aircraft time
11,176 hours, 4,260 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Blocked
Location
Apu Vent
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B, P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: AFTER ENGINE START SFO UPON APU SHUTDOWN ANOTHER FLIGHT CREW REPORTED FLAMES /SMOKE COMING FROM APU EXHAUST, ARFF RESPONDED RETURNED TO GATE NO COCKPIT INDICATIOS OF APU FIRE OR ECAM INDICATIONS OF MALFUNCTION. TROUBLESHOT PER TSM 49-00-81. FOUND APU GEARBOX VENT TUBE BLOCKED. CLEANED VENT TUBE AND FITTING IAW AMM 49-26-55.

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