Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 14, 2019
Submitted
May 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2312
Aircraft time
50,377 hours, 19,055 cycles
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
38828354
Part serial
1069
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
45,751 hours, 19,352 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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 GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS ODOR IN CABIN AND FLIGHT DECK REPORTED BY PAX IN ROW 2,13 FORWARD AND AFT GALLEY. F/A'S REPORT STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED CARDS 26L00021001 SMOKE ODOR FUMES INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING, 26L00021002 A320F APU SMOKE ODOR FUMES INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING, 26L00021004 A320F DECONTAMINATION OF THE ECS. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU LEAKING AT THE SIGHT GLASS. MAINTENANCE FOUND FUEL LEAK AT FUEL FLOW DIVIDER. REMOVED AND REPLACED SIGHT GLASS "O" RING, DRAIN HOUSING "O" RING AND APU FUEL FLOW DIVIDER. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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