Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
September 17, 2001
Submitted
September 18, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
098
Aircraft time
37,300 hours, 16,972 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
36163641
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PHX-FLT 299-FUEL SMELL IN CABIN-C-WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING AT THE GATE WITH THE APU RUNNING AND AIR CONDITIONING PACKS ON THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN, STRONGEST OVERWING. WITH THE PACKS TURNED OFF THE SMELL DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND A FUEL LINE ON THE APU MISROUTED AND HAD A HOLE WORN IN IT CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK. THE FUEL SMELL WAS BEING DRAWN INTO THE CABIN BY THE PACKS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LINE. FUNCTIONAL AND LEAKS CHECKS WERE GOOD AND NO FURTHER SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN WITH PACKS ON.

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