Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 20, 2024
Submitted
January 21, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772XF
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1997
Aircraft time
64,151 hours, 32,613 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, 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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DURING DESCENT INTO DFW DUE TO A STRONG ODOR OF OIL OR HYDRAULICS AT FL 360. NO ASSOCIATED ODOR WAS NOTED IN THE CABIN. AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WITH ALL SYSTEMS STABLE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE/ODOR/FUMES TROUBLESHOOTING CARD 26L00021001 AND FOUND DE-ICING FLUID IN APU INLET AREA POOLING DUE TO A CLOGGED DRAIN ON APU INLET DOOR. MAINTENANCE DRAINED AND CLEANED AREA WELL. NO ODORS NOTED DURING ENGINE/APU ISOLATION RUNS.

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