Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus BD5001A10

Difficulty date
October 17, 2020
Submitted
October 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A10
Aircraft serial
50039
Aircraft time
2,806 hours, 1,334 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Generator Drive
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STRONG SMOKE SMELL AFTER ROTATION. PERFORMED PERTINENT PORTION OF THE SMOKE/FIRE/FUMES QRH. AIR RETURN TO DTW. SMOKE/FUMES QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED.REPLACED IPC 1 CEM PER A220 AMP 21-42-03. OPS TEST OK. REPLACED CEM AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. PERFORMED W/C 0550-2001 (SMOKE& FUMES) DURING CHECKOUT FOUND #2 ENG AT APPROX. 80% N2 PRODUCING OIL SMELL. REPLACED GENERATOR DRIVE OIL SEAL PER PW1000G-A-72-61-01-00A-920A-D. LEAK CHECK OK. PER MCC ACCOMPLISHED W/C 7200-9001-02. ON #2 ENGINE DURING IDLE RUN WITH #2 ENGINE SUPPLYING BLEED AIR SMELL STILL PRESENT. PER MCC REQUEST, C/W EFIM SOLUTION 1-8451, RAN ENGINE #2 FOR 2+ HOURS FULL HOT SELECTED, SMELL NO LONGER PRESENT. ALSO RAN ENGINE AND HIGH POWER, NO DEFECTS/SMELLS

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