Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 25, 2019
Submitted
December 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
866
Aircraft time
74,341 hours, 28,550 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LAST 20 MINUTES OF THE FLT, STRONG "OIL" SMELL THRU THE AIRPLANE. SMELL DID GET BETTER WITH LEFT PACK OFF. UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS THE PACK OR A BLEED SOURCE. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU TURBINE CAVITY VENT O-RINGS LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU TURBINE CAVITY VENT O-RINGS IAW AMM 49-91-53.

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