Service difficulty report · Transfer Tube · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
April 24, 2022
Submitted
May 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N554UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
4966
Aircraft time
31,824 hours, 12,794 cycles
Part
Transfer Tube
Condition
Leaking
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: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COMPLAINED OF DIRTY SOCK SMELL ON DESCENT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **ORIGINAL REPORT WAS AALA202204272251** MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL COOLING FAN LEAKING OIL AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 49-52-51. MAINTENACE ALSO FOUND APU OIL COOLING FAN TRANSFER TUBES LEAKING OIL AND REPLACED THE O-RINGS AS REQUIRED. (AALA202205196380) A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NOTE: THE ITEMS REPLACED ON THIS REPORT ALSO CORRECTED ANOTHER ODOR EVENT THAT WAS REPORTED ON AALA202205040261.