Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 28, 2013
Submitted
September 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1223
Aircraft time
46,617 hours, 19,068 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THE CABIN FILLED WITH LIGHT WHITE SMOKE WHILE DEPLANING. PASSENGERS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ODOR AND SMOKE. ENGINES HAD BEEN SHUTDOWN APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. APU WAS RUNNING WITH THE APU BLEED SELECTED ON. GATE POWER INOP. MX COMPLIED WITH JC 26L00021001 AND FOUND APU TURBINE LUBE SCAVENGE LINE AT CASE ENTRY LEAKING CONTINUOUSLY. R & R APU TURBINE BEARING LUBE SCAVENGE O-RING AT CASE ENTRY. RAN APU. LEAK CHECK IS GOOD. CLEANED APU INLETS, DOORS AND COMPARTMENT IAW 49-00-00-100-001-A. COMPLIED WITH JC 26L00021002 AND 26L00021004.

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