SDR AALA202302140274

Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date: February 11, 2023
Submitted: February 14, 2023
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N162AA
Make and model: Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial: 6621
Aircraft time: 19,730 hours, 7,793 cycles
System (JASC): 2120 · Air Distribution System
Part: Drain Line
Condition: Clogged
Location: Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation: CR
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: 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: WHEN USING APU BLEED FOUL ODOR IS PRESENT DURING CRUISE AND ON THE GROUND . NO ODOR WITH ENGINE BLEEDS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE R1 DOOR DRAIN FILLED WITH STAGNANT WATER AND POOLING IN THE BILGE AREA. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE AREA AND DRAIN LINES PER AMM 38-32-00. (AALA202302140274) ALSO FOUND CABIN RECIRCULATION FILTERS DIRTY AND REPLACED THEM PER AMM 21-21-41. (AALA202302142728) NO ODORS WERE NOTED.