Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
April 17, 2022
Submitted
April 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773XF
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
2012
Aircraft time
58,354 hours, 28,964 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3690
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
37,517 hours, 18,005 cycles
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: LAST 10 MIN OF FLIGHT SIGNIFICANT ODOR / FUME EVENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LARGE QUANTITY OF RESIDUAL HYDRAULIC FLUID IN CENTER KEEL BEAM OF MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL AND DETERMINED THAT THE APU HAD INGESTED THIS FLUID CAUSING IN THE ODOR EVENT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE RESIDUAL FLUID UP AND ACCOMPLISHED A LEAK CHECK OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH NO LEAKS BEING IDENTIFIED. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE APU AND ENGINES WITH NO ODORS BEING NOTED.

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