Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
August 26, 2025
Submitted
August 29, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1545
Aircraft time
67,141 hours, 29,886 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
4500001B
Part serial
1069
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
Part time
40,210 hours, 57,952 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUL ODOR OF FUMES/OIL COMING FROM PACKS WHILE ON BOTH ENG & APU BLEED. ACCOMPLISHED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION OF ECS WITH APU BLEED IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A. ODOR OF OIL/FUMES PERSISTS. ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMINATION OF ECS WITH ENGINES 1 & 2. SMELL FADED WITH ENG BLEED BUT ODOR CAME BACK AFTER SWITCHING TO APU BLEED. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECT OF APU UPON ODOR/FUMES IN CABIN LEVEL B/C. FOUND APU INLET PLENUM DIRTY WITH SIGNS OF OIL RESIDUE. FOUND MINIMAL OIL IN BETWEEN MID & AFT DRAIN VENTS. INSPECTED LOAD COMPRESSOR BUFFER PRESSURE TUBE ASSEMBLY, THE HOUSING PORTS & TEE-FITTING FOR BLOCKAGE. NO BLOCKAGE FOUND. CANNOT IDENTIFY EXTERNAL OIL LEAKAGE. TROUBLESHOOTING DOES NOT HELP. REF AMM 49-00-00-200-816-A REMOVED APU IAW AMM 49-11-11-000-003-A. FIREWALL INSPECTION & APU DUCT INSPECTION. ACCOMPLISHED FIRE WALL INSPECTION, NO DEFECTS, MOUNTED APU TORQUED 3 MOUNT BOLTS, INSTALLED GENERATOR TERMINAL LEADS & TORQUED, CONNECTED ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS & ATTACHED FUEL SUPPLY LINE. PNEUMATIC SUPPLY V-BAND INSTALLED & TORQUED IAW 49-11-98-890-001-C1. NO CABIN ODOR NOTED.

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