Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
June 19, 2025
Submitted
June 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
965
Aircraft time
80,374 hours, 34,934 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
4500001B
Part serial
1307
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
33,545 hours, 42,739 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

DUE TO REPEAT DISCREPENCY FOR DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN CABIN, THIS REQUIRES FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. REF L/P 5247674 AND 5245675 FOR PREVIOUS WORK PERFORMED. REMOVED APU BLEED DUCT AND PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF ANY FOD OR DEBRIS. FOUND BLEED DUCT TO BE SERVICEABLE. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK AFTER. VISUALLY INSPECTED DUCT IN THE THS COMPARTMENT AND WELL AS SECTIONS IN THE WHEEL WELL, NO FAULTS FOUND REMOVED APU REF AMM 49-11-11-000-003-A PER TSM PROCEDURE NEED OK TO INSTALL APU UPDATE FOR WORK PERFORMED OK TO INSTALL APU OKAY TO INSTALL INSTALLED APU UP TO STEP 4.F OF AMM 49-11-11-400-003-A, NEXT STEP IS BITE , OPS AND LEAK CHECK. FINISHED APU INSTALLATION REF AMMTASK 49-11-11-400-003-A, LEAK CHECK BITE CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTION REQUIRED. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS C/W AFTER APU REPLACEMENT, RAN APU BLEED AIR FOR 10 MIN NO DIRTY SOCK SMELL NOTED , PREFORMED TSM TASK 71-00-00-810-801-A, NO DIRTY SOCK SMELL AT ANY POINT DURING BOTH ENGINES TEST. AIRCRAFT IS SERVICABLE AT THIS TIME REF STEP 4.K OF TSM 71-00-00-810-801-A.

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