Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
April 7, 2012
Submitted
April 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N162UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1412
Aircraft time
38,850 hours, 13,978 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
S4340090001
Part serial
03112
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
38,857 hours, 13,980 cycles
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

DIRTY SOCK ODOR WAS REPORTED ON DESCENT AROUND 10,000 FEET. MAINTENANCE CORRECTED OIL LEAK AT APU FUEL CONTROL AND LUBE MODULE. SUBSEQUENT EVENT THE FOLLOWING DAY FOUND A LEAKING CARGO DOOR SELECTOR VALVE THAT WAS STREAMING INTO THE APU INLET. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT CARGO DOOR SELECTOR VALVE.

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