Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 2, 2024
Submitted
November 20, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6255
Aircraft time
32,686 hours, 13,388 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Component
Apu · Hnywl · 1319A
Component part number
38007081
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: OILY SMELLING FUMES ENTERED THE FLIGHT DECK ON DESCENT OCCURRING APPROXIMATELY AT 10,000 FEET LASTING UNTIL ABOUT 6,000 FEET WITH APU OFF. AFTER LANDING AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND SWITCHING TO APU BLEED AFTER IT HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR 3 MINUTES THE OILY FUMES AGAIN ENTERED THE FLIGHT DECK. TRIED PROCESS OF ELIMINATION BY SHUTTING DOWN BOTH PACKS AND TURNING ONE ON AT A TIME. THE NUMBER ONE PACK SEEMED TO PRODUCE THE FUMES. THE FUMES WERE ALSO REPORTED IN THE AFT GALLEY BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202411041501: MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAKS AT THE APU COOLING FAN SEAL, WHICH WAS REPLACED, THE APU FCU (AALA202411206677), WHICH WAS REPLACED, THE APU LUBE MODULE (AALA202411202049), WHICH WAS REPLACED AND THE AIR / OIL SEPERATOR J TUBE (AALA202411208750), WHICH WAS REPLACED. A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO LEAKS OR ODORS NOTED. ** (CLOSED)

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