Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
June 4, 2013
Submitted
June 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1122
Aircraft time
38,512 hours, 22,593 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
A253151A
Part serial
H2863
Condition
Leaking
Location
Parking Brake
Part time
34,030 hours, 19,817 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, AFT F/A JUMPSEAT RIDER REPORTS HYD ODOR IN REAR OF ACFT. NOTHING UNUSUAL IN FLIGHT DECK. COMPLETED CABIN ODOR REPORT. MX ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 26L00021001 (T/S CABIN ODOR). FOUND 2579GM PARKING BRAKE VALVE LOWER FITTING LEAKING HYD FLUID. R & R PARKING BRAKE VALVE 2579M IAW AMM 32-45-14-400-001A. CLEANED AND WIPED DOWN ACFT BELLY TO REMOVE EXCESS CONTAMINANTS IAW AMM 12-21-11. ALSO, FOUND AFT AIR BOX DIFFUSER SEAL NOT SEATED AND IN BAD SHAPE. REPLACED BOTH FWD AND AFT APU DIFFUSER SEALS IAW AMM 49-16. RAN BOTH ENGINES AND APU. NO ODORS PRESENT ACCOMPLISHED BURN-OUT OF APU DUCT USING BLASTER TOOL. EXAMINED BEHIND LT AND RT ENGINE SPINNERS FOR OIL. NONE NOTED.

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