Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
July 4, 2004
Submitted
August 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1051
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
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

A STRONG ODOR WAS NOTED BY CREW AT CRUISE AND DESCENT. THE ODOR WAS NOTED TO BE STRONGER IN AFT GALLEY. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES FOR OIL LEAKS AND OIL RESIDUE IN PLUMBING. NONE WAS FOUND. REMOVED, INSPECTED AND EPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTERS. INSPECTED THE APU FOR EXTERNAL LEAKAGE AND OIL RESIDUE IN PLUMBING. NOTED SOME ODOR WITH THE APU BLEED SYSTEM. PLACED THE APU BLEED AIR ON MEL. INSPECTED APU DUCT. PRV DUCT, FORWARD PACK DUCTS, AND BOTH RECIRCULATION FILTER REPLACEMETS AND FOUND NO CONTAMINATION. OPERATED THE APU WITH AIR CONDITIONING PACKS ON FOR FOUR HOURS ON GROUND. NO LEAKS OR OIL ODOR NOTED. REMOVED THE MEL.

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