Service difficulty report · Plenum · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
November 15, 2013
Submitted
November 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1563
Aircraft time
41,754 hours, 17,035 cycles
Part
Plenum
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 WHEN APU BLEED AIR IS RUNNING, THERE IS A STRONG OIL SMELL THROUGH THE PACKS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLSHOOTING CABIN AIR QUALITY JC 26L00021001. APU DETERMINED TO BE SOURCE. FOUND AND CLEANED OIL IN APU INTAKE AND INTAKE PLENUM. POSSIBLE OIL LEAK AT OIL TANK CAP. INSTALLED NEW OIL FILL CAP. ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMINATION IAW ESC JC 26L00021004. INSPECTED APU FOR OIL AND LEAKS. NO OIL NOTED. NO SMELL NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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