Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
November 7, 2023
Submitted
December 18, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
863
Aircraft time
692,956 hours, 36,954 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
4419215
Part serial
CUC19345
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
15,177 hours, 4,292 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
CL
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: DURING CLIMBOUT BELOW 10,000 FT. A MILD/TRANSIENT DIRTY SOCK ODOR WAS PRESENT IN BOTH FRONT AND AFT SECTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT. ODOR DISSIPATED BY 10,000 FEET BUT WAS DETECTABLE AGAIN BELOW 1000' ON LANDING BUT VERY FAINT. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. **ORIGINAL REPORT WAS AALA202311086628: MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU OIL LUBE MODULE AND THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT (AALA202312186217) LEAKING AND REPLACED BOTH UNITS. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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