Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 17, 2018
Submitted
April 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5880
Aircraft time
17,127 hours, 7,769 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Deoiler
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DECENDING THROUGH 4000 AFT, CABIN PAX SMELLED INTENSE DIRTY SOCK ODOR, SEEMED TO DISSIPATE AROUND 8 MINUTES LATER ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A FOUND THE NR 1 ENGINE DEOILER SEAL LEAKING. R & R THE DEOILER SEAL IAW AMM 72-60-31. NO LEAKS, PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION IAW AMM 21-00-00. NO ODOR.

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