Service difficulty report · Plug · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
September 23, 2023
Submitted
September 25, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N754UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1328
Aircraft time
54,648 hours, 37,920 cycles
Part
Plug
Part number
5725149203
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Component
Apu · Honeywell · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND TEH AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PIT: ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT, ROUGHLY 5000' THERE WAS A BRIEF OIL ODOR.THE SMELL RETURNED THE FLIFGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ONLY FAINT ODOR UNTIL FINAL. ON-FINAL SMELL WAS STRONG IN AFT GALLEY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT PIT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR (AALA202309256144) AND THE APU DRAIN PLUG (AALA202309253467) LEAKING OIL INTO THE APU INLET PLENUM. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU OIL TEMPERATURE SENSOR PER AMM 49-94-15 AND THE APU DRAIN PLUG PER AMM 49-91-42. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHEDWITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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