SDR USAA2014010900004

Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date: January 8, 2014
Submitted: January 9, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N803AW
Make and model: Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial: 931
Aircraft time: 52,142 hours, 21,874 cycles
System (JASC): 4990 · APU Oil System
Part: Packing
Condition: Leaking
Location: Apu
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: B
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S COMPLAINED OF ACRID DIRTY SOCK CABIN ODOR AFTER APU START & APU BLEED ON WHILE ACFT WAS PARKED AT GATE. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 26L00021001 & DETERMINED APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. FOUND THE APU NR 4 CAVITY VENT TUBES LEAKING. R & R APU NR 4 CAVITY TUBE PACKING IAW MM 49-91-53. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. FOUND THE APU INTAKE DIRTY, CLEANED APU INTAKE IAW MM 49-16-00-100-001, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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