Service difficulty report · Coalescer · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
June 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
271
Part
Coalescer
Part number
20499001
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin
Part time
18,875 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

ACRID SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF AND INCREASINGLY WORSE THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. SMELL INCREASED FROM SMELL ON GROUND. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 21-00-00-801-810 TO CHECK FOR OIL IN THE APU BLEED AIR SYSTEM, BOTH EXTERNALLY AND INTERNALLY. ALL DUCTING REINSTALLED AND BAY SECURED PER 49-11-11-400-001. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL OR GREASE FOUND. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH L/R OZONE FILTERS PER CARD S2C21301. LEAK CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTERS PER CARD S2B21301. RECIRCULATION FILTERS (P/N QA06423-01), OZONE FILTER (P/N 20499001), (S/N 0539), TT: 10081, TC: 4633, TSR: 998.

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