Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
May 4, 2011
Submitted
May 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
862
Aircraft time
43,545 hours, 17,255 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
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

OIL ODOR IN CABIN. F/A THINKS IT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH OVERHEAD LIGHTS. OIL ODOR FROM APU, RAN ENGS NO ODOR. APU BLEED INOPERATIVE, APU USEABLE FOR ELEC. OPERATED ALL OVERHEAD LIGHTS IN FWD & AFT GALLEYS, AND CABIN CEILING LIGHTS AT MAX BRIGHT. (GROUND EXTERNAL POWER USED). NO ELECTRICAL ODOR NOTED THRUOUT ACFT. ACCOMPLISHED PACK BURNOUT PER MM, ISOLATED ENG BLEED HP AND IP VALVES AND APU. SLIGHT ODOR ORIGINALLY FROM APU, PACK BURNOUT ACCOMPLISHED NO ODOR NOTED. APU BLEED DUCT CLEAN, NO OIL FOUND.

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