Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
December 27, 2021
Submitted
December 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4032T
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
6644
Aircraft time
18,104 hours, 8,301 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil System
Component
Apu · Hnywl
Component part number
1319A
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER EXPERIENCED FUME EVENT AROUND 4000 FEET. SWEET CHEMICAL SMELL AFTER INITIAL DIRTY SOCKS SMELL. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM THE APU GENERATOR AND THE APU DRAIN PLUG O-RINGS AND REPLACED THE O-RINGS PER AMM 49-49-42. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS BEING NOTED.

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