Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 6, 2013
Submitted
September 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477TA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1952
Aircraft time
31,401 hours, 14,133 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON ARRIVAL, PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT, "IN IDLE, SMELLED FUEL VAPORS", ACFT WAS HELD ON GROUND FOR MX. PERFORMED ANALISYS IAW "TSM 28-00-00-810-801-A, PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION FOR ANY FUEL LEAKING EVIDENCE AT THE CENTER OF THE PASSENGER CABIN BETWEEN FRAMES 36 AND 42, NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKING WAS FOUND. PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN UP AND OPEN THE BLEED VALVES OF BOTH ENGINES AND APU, NO FUEL ODOR WAS IDENTIFIED IN THAT CONFIGURATION. AFTER DOING THOSE MX ACTIONS AND NO FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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