Service difficulty report · Plenum · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
April 14, 2024
Submitted
April 17, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
1646
Aircraft time
64,115 hours, 30,446 cycles
Part
Plenum
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

WHEN SWITCHING TO APU BLEED AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN WE SMELLED STRONG FUEL SMELL. PERFORMED GVI OF APU COMP/T, FOUND FUEL INGESTED IN PLENUM AND WICKING OUT OF ACCESS DOORS. FOUND NO BAD FUEL LINES/LEAKS ON APU ASSY. SUSPECT BAD BAD DRAIN ASSY BELLOWS ON APU PLENUM DOOR ASSY. DEBRIEFED CREW FUEL ODOR IN COCKPIT ONLY/APU BLEED ON. CROSSBLEED OFF. PACK BOTH ON AND BOTH ENG OFF. PERFORMED PACK ECS BURNOUT PER TC 2100-2005. AFT BULKHEAD PANELS OF FWD CARGO PIT REQ INSTALLATION WIP BF545168. INSTALLED FWD CARGO AFT BULKHEAD PANELS WIP 724033. WORK CARDS 0550-2002, 4900-2001, & 2100-2005 ALL COMPLETED. (LP: 5846265)

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