Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 23, 2019
Submitted
February 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1196
Aircraft time
65,043 hours, 24,612 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: SMOKE FUMES ODOR IN CABIN FUEL OIL AND MUSTY SMELL AFTER NR 2 ENGINE START APU SHUTDOWN DURATION APPROX 7 MINS. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU TURBINE CAVITY SEAL HOUSING AND O-RINGS PER MM 49-91-53 OPS GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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