Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 5, 2025
Submitted
June 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N396HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1488
Aircraft time
46,514 hours, 7,377 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Generator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ETOPS - DURING PREFLIGHT WHOLE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT SMELLS BAD (SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN RUBBISH) AS TIME PROGRESS TENDS TO GET BETTER. PERFORMED TSM 05-05-00-810-829-A. NARROWED FROM APU. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF APU, FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM APU GEN. OIL WAS FOUND ON APU BLEED VALVE AND "V" BAND OF BLEED DUCTING. CLEANED "V" BANDS, APU DUCTING, AND BLEED VALVE OF OIL. REMOVED/REPLACED SHAFT SEAL, SEAL PLATE, & PACKING PER AMM 24-23-51. OPS/LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED LEVEL "A" DECON PER AMM 21-00-00-615-809-A. ODOR STILL LINGERING IN MAIN ENTRY, MID CABIN, AND COCKPIT. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM FUEL DRAIN LINE. REMOVED & REPLACED FCU PERAMM 49-32-51. OPS & LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED LEVEL B MANUAL DECONTAMINATION OF ECS PER AMM 21-00-00-615-810-A. SMELL CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SVC.

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