Service difficulty report · Bellows · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
August 25, 2023
Submitted
August 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163US
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
1417
Aircraft time
71,545 hours, 27,672 cycles
Part
Bellows
Part number
D2157160000000
Condition
Separated
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
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: APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT A BURNING RUBBER / ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS SMELLED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES THEN THE ODOR DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT PACK BELLOWS BETWEEN THE CONDENSOR (10HM2) AND CHECK VALVE (15MH) WAS SEPERATING FROM THE FLANGE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BELLOWS AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK.