Service difficulty report · Transfer Tube · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
January 20, 2025
Submitted
January 31, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317NV
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
2477
Aircraft time
50,181 hours, 33,802 cycles
Part
Transfer Tube
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED) DIRTY SOCK OUT OF 15K ON DECENT TILL LANDING / DURING TC 21-000-002 FOUND TRANSFER TUBE ON APU COOLING FAN LEAKING. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED TRANSFER TUBE ON APU COOLING FAN WITH NEW O-RINGS. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. IAW AMM 49-52-51-000-002 AND AMM 49-52-51-400-002-AITEM: 1REMOVED AND REINSTALLED TRANSFER TUBE ON APU COOLING FAN WITH NEW O-RINGS. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. IAW AMM 49-52-51-000-002 AND AMM 49-52-51-400-002-A.PERFORMED APU COMPARTMENT CLEANING , APU DOORS AND APU INTAKE AND DIFFUSER AND ELBOW IAW AMM 49-00-00-100-003-A,AMM 49-00-00-100-807-A AND AMM 49-16-00-100-005ITEM: 1PERFORMED APU COMPARTMENT CLEANING , APU DOORS AND APU INTAKE AND DIFFUSER AND ELBOW IAW AMM 49-00-00-100-003-A,AMM 49-00-00-100-807-A AND AMM 49-16-00-100-005.

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