Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
June 18, 2013
Submitted
June 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
281
Aircraft time
42,864 hours, 20,036 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Duct
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF, BLEED LEAK RT SIDE. REF QRH- LIGHT OUT IN FLIGHT. ON APPROACH LOWER ACCESS DOOR LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND LEAK TO BE COMING FROM THE UPPER RT CORNER OF PACK BAY BLEED SUPPLY LINE. REMOVED RT ENG BLEED DUCT SECTION IN FWD A/C BAY IAW MM 36-11-00-04. FOUND TWO SEALS ROLLED & CRUSHED. REPLACED TWO EXPANSION JOINT SEALS IAW MM 20-26-00-00. REINSTALLED RT AIR SUPPY FEED HROUGH DUCT IAW MM 36-11-00-04-LEAK CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED TWO EXPANSION JOINT SEALS IAW MM 20-26-00-00. REINSTALLED RT AIR SUPPY FEED THROUGH DUCT IAW MM 36-11-00-04-02, LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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