Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 12, 2006
Submitted
December 15, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1234
Aircraft time
24,501 hours, 9,411 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

PHX - SMOKE - AFTER ALL THE PASSENGERS HAD BEEN DEPLANED, SMOKE WAS REPORTED COMING FROM THE APU TAILPIPE. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED APU TAILPIPE AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND TANK VENT LINE DRAINS (AFT ONE) NOT ALIGNED WITH DRAIN RECEPTACLE. ADJUSTED TANK DRAINS SO ALL LINES ARE ALIGNED. DRAIN SYSTEM NOW DUMPING EXCESS FUEL INTO DRAIN TANK AS REQUIRED. OPS CHECK OF APU WAS GOOD.

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