Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
July 12, 2023
Submitted
July 17, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1563
Aircraft time
65,066 hours, 30,082 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
37,840 hours, 17,347 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
4A0300
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Stage of operation
DE
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: ON DESCENT APPROX FL 220, ENGINES AT IDLE, MUST ACRID ODOR IN CABIN, MOST NOTICEABLE IN COCKPIT. ODOR CLEARED THEN BECAME NOTICEABLE AGAIN AT FL100-NOTHING VISIBLE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE #1 ENGINE STARTER DRIVE SEAL ASSEMBLY LEAKING OIL AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 72-60-22. A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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