Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
March 7, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
65,055 hours, 8,992 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

THE CABIN CREW NOTICED FUMES IN THE GALLEY, ACFT RT, & BOTH AISLES LT & RT OF ACFT STARTING AT ROW 1 & BECOMING STRONGER AT ROWS 8 - 12. THE FLIGHT DECK CREW CAME INTO THE CABIN & VERIFIED THE ODORS. SEVERAL CABIN CREW MEMBERS USED PORTABLE OXYGEN AS NECESSARY. NO PAX COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED. THE PACKS WERE PLACED ON HI FLOW WHICH CAUSED THE FUMES TO DIMINISH. THE FUMES REAPPEARED ON APPROACH BELOW 6,000 FEET. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DETERMINED THE APU TO BE THE CAUSE. THE APU WAS PLACED ON MEL DEFERRAL. REPLACED AN O RING AT THE APU OIL PUMP MODULE.

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