Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 18, 2019
Submitted
May 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
762
Aircraft time
73,635 hours, 28,190 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS FUMES SMELL IN AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 26L00021001. FOUND APU TO BE THE SOURCE OF ODOR. MAINTENANCE REPORTS THAT WHILE PERFORMING J/C 26L00021002 FOUND TURBINE CAVITY OIL LINES LEAKING, INSTALL NEW O-RINGS IAW AMM 49-91-00, FOUND OIL PRESSURE SWITCH PLUMBING AT ADAPTER LEAKING, REPLACED O-RING IAW AMM 49-91-00. PERFORM COMPARTMENT WASH AND APU WASH. NO LEAKS.

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