Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 28, 2016
Submitted
March 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1166
Aircraft time
58,329 hours, 21,507 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
38002784
Part serial
R10003
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
Part time
44,225 hours, 17,774 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. DIRTY SOCK SMELL WITH APU BLEED AIR ON. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM THE OIL PUMP CAVITY VENT OIL LINE UNION, CORRECTED BY REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PACKING IAW AMM 49-91-45 & OIL LEAKING FROM THE TURBINE BEARING CAVITY VENT TUBES, WHICH WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING A DEFECTIVE PACKING IAW AMM 49-91-53. IN ADDITION THE APU WAS CLEANED IAW AMM 49-16-00-100-001. A SATISFACTORY LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ADDITIONAL LEAKS OR ODOR BEING NOTED.

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