SDR SA05108

Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
October 9, 2005
Submitted
October 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1297
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 9163 - EN ROUTE FLL TO CLT, DURING THE FERRY FLIGHT TO CLT, AN OIL ODOR BECAME PRESENT IN THE CABIN. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU PNEUMATICS SYSTEM INGESTING OIL FROM AN APU STARTER LEAK. REPLACED THE APU STARTER ASSEMBLY. REPLACED THE RIGHT SIDE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HEAT EXCHANGERS DUE TO OIL CONTAMINATION. RAN THE ENGINES AND AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. OPERATIONALLY CHECKS OK. REMOVED THE APU PNEUMATICS MEL.

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