Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 8, 2021
Submitted
June 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6346
Aircraft time
21,958 hours, 6,187 cycles
Part
Drain Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
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: ODOR IN FLIGHT DECK DESCENDING THOUGH 18,000 FEET UNTIL TAXI IN. OCCURRED IN FLIGHT DECK FIRST, THEN NOTICED IN CABIN ALSO BY 1ST FLIGHT ATTENDANT. SMELL REPORTED AS DIRTY/CHEMICALLY. ACCOMPLISHED CARD 26L00021001 SMOKE/TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID IN KEEL BEAM AREA AND FOUND YELLOW SYSTEM HYDRAULIC DRAIN VALVE LEAKING. CLEANED HYDRAULIC FLUID IN AREA AND REMOVED AND REPLACED YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR DRAIN VALVE IAW AMM 29-13-41.

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