Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
June 17, 2013
Submitted
June 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
2448
Aircraft time
28,616 hours, 14,180 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B6
Engine time
8,876 hours, 5,567 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Part number
CFM565B6
Part serial
779105
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 600
Part time
8,876 hours, 5,567 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

ODOR IN CABIN AT LOW ALTITUDES, BOTH TAKEOFF AND APPROACH (AROUND 10,000' AGL) STRONG ODOR AROUND ROW 20-22. RAN APU, ENGINE NR 1 AND ENGINE NR 2 AND COULD NOT DETECT AN ODOR. R & R RECIRCULATION FILTERS REF AMM 21-21-45, PB401. ACFT NEEDS OPS CHECK FLIGHT TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF ODOR. DISCREPANCY NR 2: OPS CHECK FLIGHT UNSATISFACTORY - NR 2 ENGINE BLEED ON, NR 1 ENGINE BLEED OFF - SMOKE SMELL IN CABIN SIMILAR TO OIL OR ENGINE EXHAUST. SMELL DIMINISHES WHEN BLEED NR 2 TURNED OFF AND BLEED NR 1 TURNED ON. SMELL INCREASES WITH INCREASE IN THRUST ON NR 2 ENGINE. R & R NR 2 ENGINE IAW MP71042-02, AMM 71-00-00-710-008, 71-00-00-710-025, 36-11-00-710-003-A.

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