Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
August 8, 2025
Submitted
August 11, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1545
Aircraft time
67,024 hours, 29,815 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
424B2007
Condition
Clogged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
NR
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

WITH APU BLEED ON, OIL, DIRTY SMELL IN THE AIR FOLLOW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A, PERFORMED A DECONTAMINATION OF THE BLEED SYS IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-802, CHANGED FILTERS. FOUND APU OIL LEAK AROUND APU INLET. CLEANED UP APU OIL, RAN APU, NO LEAKS NOTED. ATTEMPTED LEVEL -A- DECONTAMINATION IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A, WITH GROUND HP CART. CART OVERHEATED & FILLED CABIN WITH NOXIOUS ODOR, APU OIL ODOR STILL PRESENT, ON APU BLEED START. ATTEMPTED DECONTAMINATION WITH ENGINE BLEEDS, NOT ABLE TO ACHIEVE TARGET ENGINE BLEED PSI AT GATE. PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ECS IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A. NO DEFECTS NOTED FOLLOWING RUN. ODOR GONE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTER IAW AMM 21-21-41.

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