Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
May 23, 2026
Submitted
May 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N542DE
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
11510
Aircraft time
11,756 hours, 2,869 cycles
Part
Drain Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT 5042, JUST BEFORE TOP, SMELL PLASTIC (BURNING) DID FUME SMOKE CHECKLIST AFTER ISOLATING CABIN FANS, GALY & CAB, VENTILATION. ODOR WENT AWAY. RESTORED VENTILATION-ODOR CAME BACK. OVRD VENTILATION WAS RESELECTED. ODOR WENT AWAY IN CKPT. CABIN STILL SMELLED FUMES BY LANDING SMELL WENT AWAY IN CABIN. FOUND GN SYS RESERVOIR DRAIN VALVE LEAKING HYD FLUID & INGESTED INTO APU INLET. REPLACED LEAKING GREEN HYD RESERVOIR DRAIN VALVE IAW AMM 29-12. (LP 8538690 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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