Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 5, 2003
Submitted
July 8, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
826
Aircraft time
17,783 hours, 6,174 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Part number
ABS073764
Condition
Defective
Location
A/C Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO ECAM RIGHT WING LEAK. WITH NR 1 BLEED SYSTEM ALREADY DEFERRED INOPERATIVE, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BLEED SYSTEM NR 2 DUE TO RIGHT WING AIR LEAK. REPLACED SEALS AND COUPLING AT RIGHT PACK HEAT EXCHANGER. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE SEALS AFT OF THE NR 2 ENGINE PRECOOLER.

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