Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
August 6, 2012
Submitted
August 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
748
Aircraft time
51,130 hours, 20,387 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Apu
Part number
450001B
Part serial
2048APS
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT, RETURNED TO FIELD. FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED BOTH AFT LAV DETECTORS ALARMED. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER LEVEL OFF AND THROTTLES RETARDED TO IDLE. LAV SMOKE DETECTORS STOPPED ALARMING AT THAT TIME. ODOR APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM VENTS. OPERATED EACH PACK INDIVIDUALLY OFF APU, ODOR STILL PRESENT. TURNED PACKS AND APU OFF, RAN GROUND AIR, ODOR STILL PRESENT. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 21-00-00 810-801, 49-00-00810-921, 71-00-00810-801. REPLACED DEOILER SEAL. NO ODOR NOTED ON ENGINE RUN. FOUND ODOR WHEN APU IN BOOST MODE. APU, RECIRCULATION FAN FILTERS AND OZONE CONVERTERS REPLACED. NO ODOR DETECTED DURING ANY APU OPERATION OR DURING HIGH POWER RUNS OF BOTH ENGINES AFTER REPAIRS. APU REPLACED. ENGINES RUN AT POWER AND NO ODORS DETECTED IN ACFT.

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