Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
March 23, 2022
Submitted
March 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1298
Aircraft time
62,525 hours, 30,834 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Component
Apu · Honeywell · 1919A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
DE
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: MUSTY ODOR- DIRTY SOCK SMELL DURING DESCENT WITH HP BLEED VALVES OPEN. ODOR DISSIPATES WHEN POWER IS INCREASED. REPLACED 4 EACH O-RINGS ON APU TRANSFER TUBES TO APU OIL COOLER PER AMM 49-91-44. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.