Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
April 27, 2023
Submitted
April 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2690
Aircraft time
50,022 hours, 24,861 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
761A000004
Part serial
00664
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
94,711 hours, 44,162 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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: DURING CRUISE, BOTH FLIGHT DECK AND CABIN HAD HOT SMELL COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, LEFT PACK WAS FULL HOT AND TEMPS IN SUPPLY WAS 132, 140, 130. COULD NOT COOL THE AIRCRAFT. CREW TURNED OFF THE LEFT PACK AND AIRCRAFT COOLED DOWN, SMELL WENT AWAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PACK 1 RAM AIR INLET ACTUATOR CYCLED OPEN TO CLOSED RAPIDLY WITH PACK RUNNING. REPLACED THE RAM AIR INLET ACTUATOR 8HH PER AMM 21-61-51. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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