Service difficulty report · Bellows · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 5, 2007
Submitted
September 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
483
Aircraft time
44,149 hours, 15,816 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bellows
Condition
Ruptured
Location
A/C Pack
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNABLE TO COOL COCKPIT. FULL COLD SUPPLIES 80 DEGREE AIR WITH HOT AIR SWITCH OFF. STILL 80 DEGREES. FOUND LEFT PACK BELLOWS HAS LARGE RUPTURE BETWEEN AIR PACK 1 OUTLET AND MIXER UNIT. ALSO FOUND DUCTING PARTIALLY CLOGGED WITH LINT. REPAIRED BELLOWS AND REMOVED LINT. REPLACED NR 1 PACK ANTI ICE VLV, ZONE TEMP CONTROLLER, COCKPIT CABIN TEMP SENSOR, LT RECIRC FILTER, 24HK LT MIXER UNIT TEMPERATURE SENSOR AS PRECAUTIONARY.

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