Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
May 27, 2023
Submitted
July 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N152UW
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
5588
Aircraft time
31,846 hours, 12,720 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
TO
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: SMELLY SOCKS ODOR ON TAKE OFF AND CLIMB OUT. ODOR DISSIPATED THEN RETURNED AT THE GATE. MAINTENANCE ISOLATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE APU. ** ORIGINAL REPORT WAS AALA202305314447** MAINTENANCE FOUND EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELLS AND GOING INTO THE APU INLET. THE CONSTANT SPEED MOTOR GENERATOR IN THE WHEEL WELL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKS IN THE APU COMPARTMENT. THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE CAP ON THE APU LUBE MODULE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING OIL AND REPLACED THE CAP (AALA202307283041). ALSO FOUND THE APU GEARBOX AIR /OIL SEPERATOR ADAPTER O-RING LEAKING AND REPLACED IT. (AALA202307282027) MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMAINTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.