Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
October 21, 2019
Submitted
October 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1064
Aircraft time
65,044 hours, 29,038 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
60,904 hours, 27,137 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 WHILE AIRBORNE, THERE WAS A DIRTY GYM-SOCK SMELL IN THE COCKPIT, IT WAS EVIDENT THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT, LOW LEVEL, BUT CONSISTANT, F/A IN AFT GALLEY SMELLED COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE BRIEFLY DURING GROUND OPS BEFORE T/O. MAINTENANCE COMPLETED JOB CARD 26L0001001, 26L00021002, 26L00021004. FOUND ENGINE 1 SOURCE OF ODOR, FOUND GARLOC SEAL LEAKING OFF DEOILER. REMOVED AND REPLACED GARLOC SEAL IAW AMM 72-60-29, OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO ODORS AT THIS TIME.

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