Service difficulty report · Bellows · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
May 7, 2022
Submitted
May 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
4107
Aircraft time
39,073 hours, 15,414 cycles
Part
Bellows
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Component
Apu · Honeywell · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CL
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: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED MUSTY/DIRTY SOCK SMELL THROUGHOUT CABIN WITH APU BLEED ON AND THEN WITH APU BLEED OFF DURING ENGINE START, CLIMB OUT AND DESCENT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202205105307: MAINTENANCE CLEANED APU PER TASK CARDS 26T31049006, 26L31049009, 26L00021002 AND 26L00021004. FOUND APU EXHAUST BELLOWS RING SEAL LOOSE AND RE-SECURED IT. RAN THE APU FOR 2 HOURS WITH NO LEAKS OR ODORS NOTED ** (CLOSED)