Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
November 25, 2022
Submitted
November 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0799
Aircraft time
66,027 hours, 8,667 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHIP 3313 NATURAL GAS ODOR ON GND; DISIPATED RE-OCCURRED IN FLT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. ODOR IVD 3L/4L ON A/C. CORRECTIVE ACTION: POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK INTO APU DRAIN SHROUD. TRACED DOWN BETWEEN R2D2 AND "P" DOME. REMOVED AND INSTALLED AFT FUEL FEED PUMP PER A330 AMM 28-22. OPS/CK AND LEAK CK GOOD. RAN APU FOR 30 MINUTES, NO LEAKS IN THS COMPARTMENT AND NO LEAK OUT OF SHROUD APU DRAIN. TRANSFERRED FUEL TO TRIM TANK, NO LEAKS NOTED, REMOVED RESIDUAL FUEL IN P DOME AREA. NO FURTHER SMELL/ODOR. PERFROMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION IAW A330 AMM 21-00. INSPECTED PACK BAYS, NO LEAKS NOTED. (9238538)

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