Service difficulty report · Apu Bay · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
April 16, 2025
Submitted
April 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
1976
Aircraft time
56,629 hours, 29,207 cycles
Part
Apu Bay
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SHIP 3161 DISC: AFTER 2ND ENGINE START, SMELLED A FUEL ODOR THEN FA CALLED FROM THE BACK AND SAID THEY SMELLED FUEL AS WELL. WE DONNED OUR MASK, SHUTDOWN THE APU AND GATE RETURNED. C/A: T/S FUEL SCENT IN COCKPIT AND AFT CABIN PER A319 TSM 49-00-00- 810-846-A. FOUND DEICING FLUID IN APU COMPARTMENT SEEPING INTO APU INLET USED COMPRESSED AIR AND ALCOHOL TO CLEAN OUT RESIDUAL DEICING FLUID FROM APU INLET. PERFORMED LEVEL B ECS DECONTAMINATION PER A319 AMM 21-00-00-615-803-A PLACED APU ON MEL PER MCC . R/R BOTH RECIRCULATION FILTERS PER A319 AMM 21-21. NO ODOR DETECTED IN COCKPIT OR CABIN. C/W AMDS CARDS 0550-2002, 2100-2007, AND 4900-2001. (LP: 7504916)

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