Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 5, 2012
Submitted
December 7, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
929
Aircraft time
39,675 hours, 22,257 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
38007081WGEN
Part serial
P3582
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Part time
11,018 hours, 6,911 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT (FLT 1665, CLT-STL), CREW REPORTED THE AIR HAD A MUSTY/OILY ODOR. SWITCHED PACKS OFF ALTERNATELY - AIR SEEMED TO IMPROVE WITH PACK 2 OFF. FLIGHT CONTINUED ONTO DESTINATION TO STL. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE APU ON MEL 49-10-01A. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NEXT FLIGHT (FLT 1053, STL-CLT) THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE CREW REPORTED A MUSTY/OILY ODOR EMITTING FROM VENTS DURING ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT. FLIGHT CONTINUED ONTO DESTINATION TO CLT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU PER J/C 26L31049003. LEAK AND OPS TEST OK. ACCOMPLISHED J/C 26L00021001 - T/S CABIN AIR QUALITY, J/C 26L00021002 - APU SMELL IN CABIN AND J/C 26L00021004 - DECONTAMINATION OF THE ECS A319/A320/A321 (ENGINES AND APU). CLEARED MEL 49-10-01A.

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