Service difficulty report · Mixer Box · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 6, 2017
Submitted
November 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5954
Aircraft time
14,586 hours, 6,744 cycles
Part
Mixer Box
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FUME EVENT IN REAR GALLEY. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF ECS BETWEEN PACK INLETS AND PACK DOWNSTREAM CHECK VAVLES FOR CONTAMINATION IAW AMM 21-52-00. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF MIXING BAY, FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAMINATION AT LOWEST POINT UNDER INSULATION BLANKETS. CLEANED THE CONTAMINATION FROM MIXING BAY IAW AMM 12-21-12. R & R BOTH RECIRCULATION FILTERS IAW AMM 21-21-41.

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