Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
January 13, 2024
Submitted
January 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537UW
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
4041
Aircraft time
44,135 hours, 17,658 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
4419215
Part serial
CUC16609
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
8,717 hours, 4,110 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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: DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN DURING DESCENT. THROUGH11,000 FT ODOR DISSIPATED IN A FEW MINUTES. APU OFF. ENG ANTI ICE SELECTED ON JUST PRIOR TO ODOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK.