Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
April 5, 2026
Submitted
April 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N893UA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2948
Aircraft time
51,578 hours, 27,121 cycles
Part
Fuel Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
LD
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

WHEN PACKS ARE RUNNING ON APU BLEED STRONG FUEL OR EXHAUST SMELL INBD CREW REPOERTED ONLY SMELL WHEN USING THE APU. AFTER TAKEOFF SMELL WENT AWAY. WHEN APU STARTED AGAIN IN EWR SMELL CAME BACK. CONFIRMED STRONG FUEL SMEEL THROUGHT THE CABIN. AND FLIGHT DECK. FOUND APU FUEL CONTROL FUE LINE LOOSE MASS OF FUEL COMING OUT OF THE LINE.FUEL WAS LEAKING FOM INLET (FROM FCU) B NUT. NOTE, NO ACTIVE LEAK NUT RETIGHT ON THE CONTROL FUEL OPT CHECK GOOD. COMPLETED AMM TASK 21-00-00-615-802-A TO DECONTAMINATE ECS. RAN FOR HALF HOUR AFTER TASK COMPLETION, SMELL DID NOT CONTINUE.

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