Service difficulty report · Tube · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 3, 2024
Submitted
September 5, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02063
Aircraft time
79,205 hours, 28,618 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil
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

FLT#1480, FLL-DCA. 'PREVIOUS I/F CREW REPORTED FUME EVENT ON FINAL DESCENT; COMPLIED WITH INFORMATION NOTICE 2017-T015 SECTION B2. IDENTIFIED ODOR CAUSED BY APU-SEE LOGPAGE 4076339, ITEM 1 (INSPECTED APU AND FOUND FRESH OIL AROUND DIFFUSER ASSY AND ELBOW ASSY SEAL . FOUND TO BE COMING FROM COOLING FAN TRANSFER TUBE . R AND R TRANSFER TUBE AND SEALS . REF AMM 49-52-51. RUN APU FOR ONE HOUR . NO LEAK NOTED AT THIS TIME ) FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. DECONTAMINATION JETBLUE LEVEL 2 WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TSM 36-10-00-615-801 & 21-00-00-615-803. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.'

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