Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 24, 2025
Submitted
September 25, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N884UA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2579
Aircraft time
51,643 hours, 26,179 cycles
Part
Drain Line
Condition
Clogged
Location
Apu Fuel
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

FUEL ODOR IN CABIN WITH APU DEBRIEFED CREW, FUEL ODOR DURING APU BLEED ON. SMELLED ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK FOR A FEW MINS. PARAMETER WERE NORMAL. TALKED TO FA, FA DID NOT SMELL ANY ODOR. .INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT. FOUND FUEL BACKED UP IN AFT DRAIN LINE. SUSPECTED CLOGGED AT AFT DRAIN MAST, CLEARED DRAIN MASK AND LEAKED CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED. APU OPS TEST NORMAL, NO SMELL. REF TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A AND AMM 49-17-00-200-805-A.

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