Service difficulty report · Acm · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 15, 2005
Submitted
April 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1003
Aircraft time
22,032 hours, 8,527 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
757A000010
Part serial
01879
Condition
Seized
Location
Left
Part time
26,582 hours, 10,987 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

LAS - EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 0216 - EN ROUTE PHX TO LAS AT APPROXIMATELY FL 280 NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY REPORT OF WHITE SMOKE IN CABIN BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT PACK AIR CYCLE MACHINE SEIZED, REMOVED AND REPLACED AIR CYCLE MACHINE IAW AMM 21-52-21, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. UNABLE TO PERFORM PRETEST DUE TO HIGH BREAKAWAY TORQUE, UNIT SEIZED. VENDOR FAILURE ANALYSIS SHOWS THRUST BEARINGS AND SPRING SUPPORT WORN. UNIT WAS OVERHAULED AND TESTED IAW OEM 21-52-02 REV 7.

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