Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
March 10, 2026
Submitted
March 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
1434
Aircraft time
66,838 hours, 34,928 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
38861883
Part serial
0561
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Fuel
Part time
10,175 hours, 4,754 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING TAXI OUT, STRONG FUME ODOR FILLED THE FLIGHT DECK. FO DID NOT NOTICE (BUT SAID HE HAS BAD SENSE OF SMELL) STRONGER ODOR AFTER PARKING AT GATE. SMELLED LIKE EXHAUST NOTICED ON ARRIVAL PREV FLIGHT A SMELL BUT IT WAS QUICK AND I WASN'T SURE OR WAS ABLE TO DISCERN IT WAS A SMOKE/FUME EVENT (BUT NOW RECALLING IT AS A POSSIBLE LINK). C/W SNIFFER W/C 0550-2001. C/W APU LEAK W/C A900-2001 & FOUND APU IGV ACTUATOR LEAKING FUEL. NO OTHER LEAKS NOTED. (532226). R /R APU IGV ACTUATOR IAW A319 AMM 49-23. OPS CK GOOD. NO LEAKS DETECTED. (LP: 7685886)

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