Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 23, 2012
Submitted
December 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N747UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1301
Aircraft time
33,080 hours, 21,712 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
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

PRIOR TO PUSHBACK, WITH APU BLEED ON AND APU RUNNING, CREW REPORTED THE CABIN FILLED WITH OIL SMELL. OIL SMELL WENT AWAY WHEN APU BLEED WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO APU LOW OIL QUANTITY. FOUND OIL SITTING ON APU COMPARTMENT DOORS. CLEANED APU COMPARTMENT. FOUND APU SENSOR CONTAMINATED. CLEANED QUANTITY SENSOR. BURNED OUT BOTH PACKS AND REPLACED HEPA FILTERS. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK FOR REVENUE FLIGHT (FLT 1005), CREW REPORTED WHEN APU BLEED AIR IS ON, THEY STILL HAVE AN ODOR OF OIL SMELL IN THE AIRCRAFT. SMELL WENT AWAY WHEN APU BLEED AIR IS TURNED OFF. ALSO HAD LOW OIL LEVEL FLASHING ON STATUS PAGE. R&R APU GENERATOR SEALS IAW 24-23-51. SERVICED APU OIL. APU OK FOR SERVICE.

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