Service difficulty report · Bottle · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 6, 2022
Submitted
November 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1319
Aircraft time
53,227 hours, 36,647 cycles
Part
Bottle
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Overflow
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON DECENT INTO BOS, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF DIRTY SOCKS AND PLASTIC. SMELL.STARTED IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT AND CAME FORWARD, SMELL HAPPENED AROUND 600 FT WITH ENGINES ABOVE IDLE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OVERFLOW BOTTLE IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL SPILLING HYDRAULIC FLUID ONTO THE FUSELAGE AND BEING INGESTED INTO THE APU INLET. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A DECONTAMINATION OF THE PACKS ANDACCOMPLISHEE A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO ODORS BEING NOTED.

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