Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
May 11, 2023
Submitted
June 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9013A
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
5827
Aircraft time
26,190 hours, 12,385 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Part number
38633742
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Component
Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CR
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: BOTH PILOTS SMELLED TOXIC FUMES- MUSTY ODOR FOR MOST OF FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202305156778: MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL FILLER CAP LEAKING OIL AND THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT LEAKING OIL. (AALA202306267794) MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OIL FILLER CAP AND THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED ** (CLOSED)

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