Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 15, 2022
Submitted
December 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N758US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1348
Aircraft time
55,489 hours, 36,028 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4145
Condition
Contaminated
Part time
31,912 hours, 17,235 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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: RANCID ODOR IN CABIN FROM TAKE OFF TO LANDING. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYD FLUID LEAKING FROM AFT BELLY DRAINS, WHICH WAS BEING INGESTED INTO APU CAUSING ODOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR HYD SELECTOR VALVE, AND THE AFT CARGO DOOR HYD SELECTOR VALVE DUE TO LEAKS BEING NOTED. MAINTENANCE CLEANED APU AIR INTAKE IAW TASK CARD 26T31049006, ALONG WITH CLEANING APU COMPARTMENT IAW AMM 49-00-00-100-003-A. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM WAS DECONTAMINATED IAW TASK CARD 26L00021014, & TASK CARD 26L00021004. A SATISFACTORY LEAK & OPS CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO LEAKS OR ODORS BEING NOTED.

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