Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 23, 2019
Submitted
November 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910FR
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1781
Aircraft time
73,752 hours, 27,927 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081
Part serial
P4754
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 200
Part time
9,967 hours, 15,729 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

LP1142467 ITEM 1 & 2 DISCREPENCY --- AT APPROX 10 MI FINAL, STRONG ODOR WAS SMELLED IN FLIGHT DECK. UPON LANDING PACK 1 WAS TURNED OFF WITH LITTLE CHANGE NOTED PACK 2 WAS TURNED OFF AND SMELL EVENTUALLY DISIPATED MOSTLY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS SAID THEY MIGHT HAVE SMELLED SOMETHING BUT WENT AWAY. SMELL WAS STILL EVIDENT IN COCKPIT FOR 30 MIN OR MORE AFTER LANDING. FO SAID 'SOCK" I THINK IT WAS MORE LIKE EXHAUST OR BURNING PLASTIC. -- CORRECTIVE ACTION -- PERFORMED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A PERFORMED APU VISUAL INSPECTION FOR SIGNS OF OIL PER TSM 49-00-81-810-874-A FOUND LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL CONTAMINATION ON APU INTAKE APU DOOR , APU SCREEN AND -- ITEM 2 APU CAVITY DRAIN. INSPECTED APU BLEED DUCT ELBOW FOUND OIL CONTAMINATION . RAN APU FOR 30 MIN TEMP CTL TO HOT FOUND OIL SMELL IN CABIN . PERFORMED IDLE RUN OF # 1 & 2 ENGS WITH PACKS ON INDIVIDUALLY IAW AMM 71-00-00-710-006. ITEM 3 FOUND NO OIL SMELL IN CABIN AFTER 45 MINS . PERFORMED PACK BURN WITH APU BLEED OFF NO CABIN SMELL FROM ENGS NO OTHER DISCREPENCIES FOUND RELATED TO CABIN SMELL. TSM 49-00-81-81-810-874-A. LP 1142468 ITEM 1 CONTINUED DISCREPENCY -- SEE LP 1142467 APU OIL CONTAMINATION ON INTAKE AND BLEED AIR DUCTS , CORRECTIVE ACTION -- PLACED ON MEL 49-10-01A CTRL # 1157381 DUE 12-3-19 M PROCEDURES C/W PLACARDS INSTALLED

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