What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FA1 INFORMED ME THAT ALL THE FA'S SMELLED FUEL DURING TAXI BOTH ENGS RUNNING APU BLEED ON 5KTS TAILWIND. LASTED 5-10 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED APU INLET GUIDE VANE PER AMM 49-23-51.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 2023
- Submitted
- December 3, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N769US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1391
- Aircraft time
- 60,248 hours, 38,176 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4920 · APU Core Engine
- Part
- Inlet Guide Vane
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Zone 200 - Fuse
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.