Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 9, 2018
Submitted
January 12, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N127UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4202
Aircraft time
22,746 hours, 11,844 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Deformed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

BURNING PLASTIC ODOR DURING LATER PART OF DECENT DETECTED IN COCKPIT ONLY. ODOR DISAPATED WHEN LEFT PACK WAS SWITCHED OFF. ACCOMPLISHED TROUBLESHOT THE CABIN AIT QUALITY 26L00021001. INSPECTED APU BAY FOUND NO OIL LEAKS FOUND DEFORMED APU INLET SEAL WITH EVIDENCE OF DEICE FLUID LEAK PAST SEAL INTO INLET REPLACED SEAL RAN APU BLEED NO ODOR DETECTED REF AMM 49-16-00.

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