Service difficulty report · Tube · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
April 27, 2022
Submitted
May 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9025B
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6393
Aircraft time
20,743 hours, 9,294 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Bent
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Component
Apu · Honeywell · 1319A
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: THROUGH 24000 FT. STRONG ACRID/SMOKE/BURNING OIL SMELL.FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED SAME AND ESPECIALLY WHEN PARKED AT GATE .FIRST OFFICER NOTICED STRONGER SMELL AT GATE ALSO. MAINTENANCE HAS ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENT REPORT FOR AALA202204289883: MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU DOOR SHROUD DRAIN TUBES BENT/ LEAKING AND NOT DRAINING OVERBOARD STRAIGHTENED DRAIN TUBES AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO ODORS NOTED. ** (CLOSED)