Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 7, 2003
Submitted
November 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1499
Part
Switch
Part number
4950488
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE PHL-NAS, PRIOR TO FLIGHT, WITH APU BLEED ON, A STRONG ODOR CAME FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. THE ODOR DISSIPATED ONCE THE BLEED SOURCES WERE SWITCHED TO ENGINE. AFTER FLIGHT TOOK OFF, THE ODOR RETURNED THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. TEH FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LEAKING APU OIL SWITCH. REPLACED THE SWITCH AND BOTH RECIRCULATION FILTERS, AND PERFOREMD THE APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM DECONTAMINATION TASK. OK FOR SERVICE. (M)

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