Service difficulty report · Duct · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
June 24, 2023
Submitted
June 27, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563UW
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
5368
Aircraft time
32,314 hours, 13,008 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
345519
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN AFT GALLEY ALONG WITH AN INTERMITTENT SMELL IN THE AFT CABIN. DURING THE ACCOMPLISHEMENT OF DECONTAMINATING THE PACKS MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT-HAND PACK COMPRESSOR INLET GASKET DAMAGED (AALA202306277757) ALONG WITH THE INLET DUCT DAMAGED (AALA202306272303) AND BOTH WERE REPLACED PER AMM 21-52-21. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND SEALS LEAKING ON THE LEFT HAND (AALA202306270233) AND RIGHT-HAND PACKS (AALA202306279262) WHICH WERE REPLACED PER AMM 21-52-31. SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS BEING NOTED.