What was found
RAMP REPORTED BLUE FLUID LEAKING INTO AFT CARGO PIT REMOVED WASTE TANK COUPLING AT TANKS FWD END. FOUND END OF PIPE CORRODED OFF THE TANK. NEED NEW WASTE TANK.
- Difficulty date
- August 11, 2013
- Submitted
- August 14, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N424UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 506
- Aircraft time
- 63,699 hours, 23,858 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 3830 · Waste Disposal System
- Part
- Pipe
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Waste Tank
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.