Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 20, 2005
Submitted
June 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
539
Aircraft time
34,708 hours, 12,434 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
CR
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

LEFT WING BLEED LEAK. LEFT WING BLEED LEAK IN CRUISE. FLIGHT RETURNING TO DEN DUE TO ICING AND WX. FOUND VERY LARGE LEAK ON THE RT PACK OZONE CONVERTER AFT CLAMP, REMOVED CLAMP RE-ADJUSTED SEAL AND SECURED CLAMP, LEAK WAS BLOWING AT OVERHEAT LOOP ON KEELBEAM AREA, RAN PACKS AND WAI TEST MANY TIMES COULD NOT GET TO FAIL.

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