Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 17, 2018
Submitted
December 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207FR
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4307
Aircraft time
32,021 hours, 12,858 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
14320030
Part serial
2709
Condition
Faulty
Location
Waste Tank
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: LP11766619-1 DURING #1 ENGINE START WITH APU BLEED AIR AN UNKNOWN ODOR ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS IMMEDIATELY REPORTED BY THE FA'S. QRH PROCEDURES C/W, BTB. CORRECTIVE ACTION: AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED DUE TO EVENT, AND THEN A MAINTENANCE FERRY TO TPA WAS PERFORMED. FOUND AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT CONTAMINATED. CLEANED AND DECONTAMINATED AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT REF PEMCO NR 2388N8. FROM PEMCO NR 2388N8: AFT CARGO CLEANED AND DECONTAMINATED FLOOR PANELS AND RE-INSTALLED, CIC RE-APPLIED AS NEEDED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW A-320-AMM-06-41-53, AMM 51-78-00-615-001, AMM 51-78-00-916-001-A, AMM 25-55-12. FROM PEMCO NR 2388N12: REMOVED AND REPLACED WASTE TANK DRAIN VALVE FIN 3340MM, AND DRAIN VALVE FLANGE IAW A320 AMM 38-31-71-000-001A, AMM 38-31-21-400-001-A, AMM 38-31-72-000-001-A, AND AMM 38-31-72-400-001A./END/

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