Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 21, 2012
Submitted
December 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N712US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1038
Aircraft time
38,392 hours, 21,544 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED AN ODOR NOTED ON TAXI OUT (PACK ON, APU OFF, BOTH ENGINES RUNNING). BACK AT GATE ALSO STRONG TOILET NOTED. WHEN APU AIR WAS SELECTED ON, ODOR WAS MUCH STRONGER. RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CABIN AIR QUALITY J/C 26L00021001. DETERMINED SOURCE OF ODOR AS APU PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. ACCOMPLISHED APU J/C 26L00021001 (SMELL AND CABIN J/C). FOUND THE APU OVERSERVICED. SERVICED APU. ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PER J/C 26L00021004.

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