Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 30, 2023
Submitted
October 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2595
Aircraft time
52,095 hours, 25,826 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
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: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS COMPLAIN OF STRONG SMELL LIKE CRAYONS NEAR EXIT ROW SEEMS TO HAVE BEGAN DURING DESCENT CRAYON SMELL WAS LIKE HOT CRAYON OR MELTING WAX. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED APU SMOKE ODOR FUMES TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021002 AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED ENHANCED DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PER TASK CARD 26L00021014.

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