Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 24, 2018
Submitted
November 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1710
Aircraft time
58,536 hours, 22,120 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
753A000004
Part serial
0775
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Part time
57,145 hours, 23,533 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DESCENDING THROUGH 8000', A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. NO SMOKE, 10 MINUTES LATER THE ODOR DIMINISHED. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED ODOR IN CABIN, STRONGEST IN MID CABIN. SUPPLEMENT TO BE FILED UPON FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION. FOUND SOF COMING FROM L/H PACK COMPONENTS. PARTIAL WORK ACCOMPLISHED-ACCOMPLISHED J/C 26L00021001 A320 SOF INITIAL T/S AND J/C 26L00021004 DECONTAMINATION OF ECS. REPLACED AFFECTED LEFT HAND PACK COMPONENTS. HEAT EXCHANGER SEPARATED AND FOUND DIFFUSER DRY ROTTED.

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