Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
December 25, 2022
Submitted
December 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9022G
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
6310
Aircraft time
22,933 hours, 10,400 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
E20000
Part serial
018027
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aft Cargo Door
Part time
22,933 hours, 10,400 cycles
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 THRU 16000 FT, THE FLIGHT DECK CREW SMELLED FAINT DEICING BURN SMELL. AROUND 1300 FT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL BURN SMELL IN BOTH GALLEYS AND AROUND ROW 11. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT CARGO DOOR AFT ACTUATOR LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID WHICH WAS INGESTED INTO THE APU INLET AREA AS THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE APU INLET AREA AND REPLACED THE AFT CARGO DOOR AFT ACTUATOR PER AMM 52-36-18. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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