Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 15, 2015
Submitted
October 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
953
Aircraft time
60,646 hours, 22,418 cycles
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
38828354
Part serial
1085
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
43,012 hours, 17,861 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT AAL582, HAD JUST REACHED CRUISE ALTITUDE WHEN THE CAPTAIN SENT AN ACARS STATING THERE WAS AN OIL LIKE SMELL IN BOTH THE FLIGHT DECK & MAIN CABIN. THE FUMES WERE BAD ENOUGH FOR THE CAPTAIN TO DIVERT THE PLANE. THE APPROPRIATE CALCULATIONS WERE MADE UPON NOTIFICATION EN-ROUTE & IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WOULD LAND OVERWEIGHT BY ABOUT 12,000 LBS. THE ENTIRE CREW WANTED OFF THE TRIP DUE TO ILLNESS. FOUND THE APU FUEL FLOW DIVIDER LEAKING WHICH WAS REPLACED & A SATISFACTORY LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 49-32-12.

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