Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 7, 2018
Submitted
January 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521VA
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
02773
Aircraft time
33,748 hours, 12,536 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P3029
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
22,363 hours, 25,617 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

OIL ODOR IN ALL OF THE CABIN. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND EVIDENCE OF DE-ICING FLUID INGESTION INTO AVIONIC VENT FILTER AND FAN BLOWER E/E VENT, COMPLIED WITH TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A, REPLACED THE AVIONICS VENT FILTER IAW AMM 21-21-41, REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING RECIRCULATION FILTER IAW AMM 21-26-43. OK FOR SERVICE. REPEATED NEXT DAY. AFTER RUNING BOTH ENGINES AT IDLE POWER, HAD AN ODOR IN FWD AND MIDDLE CABIN. IAW TSM 49-00-81-810-8701-A, REPLACED THE APU IAW AMM 49-11-11. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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