Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 2, 2018
Submitted
March 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N638NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
6463
Aircraft time
12,090 hours, 5,448 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED AN ODOR DURING CLIMB OUT, CHECKED AT CRUISE, ALL OK, DURING DESCENT, FA NOTIFIED OF AN ODOR AGAIN. IN THE COCKPIT, ODOR WAS LIGHT. FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL CONTAMINATION AT THE GEARBOX DUCT ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. R & R THE SEAL ASSY AND MATING RING IAW AMM 72-60-31, AND 72-60-28. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. AS A PRECAUTION, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE SEAL ASSY AND BOTH LT AND RT RECIRCULATION FILTERS IAW AMM 21-21-41, AND 72-60-31. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION IAW AMM 21-00-00. NO ODORS PRESENT. ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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