Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 27, 2025
Submitted
June 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279NV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
5250
Aircraft time
35,632 hours, 23,278 cycles
Part
Fuel Control
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) FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTS DIRTY SOCK SMELL AT 18,000 FEET IN DECENT. / TC 21-000-001 ACCOMPLISHED, FOUND AND CLEANED OFF OIL AROUND INLET OF APU PLENUM AND EDGE OF INLET SCREEN. RAN BOTH PACK INDIVIDUALLY WITH APU, ENG 1, AND ENG 2 SEPARATELY, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ODOR. (RESOLVED ON W/O: 525103 TASKCARD: NR-00001 ) C/W TC 21-000-002, NO EXTERNAL LEAKS FOUND, HAVE NOTED A LEAK FROM INLET OF THE APU AT THIS TIME. NO PARTS REPLACED AT THIS TIME. APU REMAINS ON DEFERRAL. C/W TC 21-000-003. APU FCU - FUEL CONTROL UNIT LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU FCU (FUEL CONTROL UNIT) IAW AMM 49-32-11-000-003-A, 49-32-11-400-003-A, PASSED LEAK CHECK IAW 49-00-00-710-010.

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