Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
October 22, 2013
Submitted
October 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1563
Aircraft time
41,574 hours, 16,961 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil
Stage of operation
NR
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

TURNING ON APU BLEED AND SHUTTING MAIN CABIN AIR, CREW REPORTED A DIRTY SOCK ODOR FROM OVERWING TO COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ASSURANCE TEST IAW JC 26L00071014. NO FAULTS OR ODORS NOTED. SUBSEQUENTLY, MAINTENANCE R & R APU TURBINE CAVITY VENT O-RINGS IAW MM 49-91-53 AND WASHED APU INLET. OPS GOOD. NO LEAKS FOUND.

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