Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 16, 2020
Submitted
March 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N398AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3988
Aircraft time
26,632 hours, 25,352 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B43
Engine time
27,463 hours, 23,144 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
3214007050
Part serial
SCA01530
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
11,980 hours, 11,452 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

16.MAR.2020 @ BOG -> FLIGHT AV8460 (BOG-VUP) PILOT REPORT WO 15941285: GROUND RETURN DUE TO STRONG SMELL ON COCKPIT AND CABIN SIMILAR TO DIRTY SOCKS, REMAINS EVEN WITH USE OF APU BLEED AND BOTH ENGINES BLEED. 16.MAR.2020 @ BOG -> CORRECTIVE ACTION AS FOLLOWS: IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 78-36-51-000-041-A THRUST REVERSER HALF DOOR ENG2 OPENING ACTUACTORS WERE REMOVED.REV DATE 01-FEB-2020 FSN: 005 (TLA 4487). IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 78-36-51-000-041-A THURST REVERSER HALF DOOR ENG 2 OPENING ACTUARORS WERE REMOVED AND IAW AMM 78-36-51-400-041-A THE THURST REVERSER HALF DOOR OPENING ACTUACTOR WERE INSTALLED TEST SATISFACTORY (TLA 5998). IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-21-41 OPB401 CONF00 THE RECIRCULATION FILTERS FINS:4012 AND 4013 WERE REPLACED. AIR CONDITIONIG OPERATED FOR 10 MIN, NO STRANGE ODORS (TLA 5899). AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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