Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
May 14, 2009
Submitted
May 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
1875
Aircraft time
18,233 hours, 9,238 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Heat Exchanger
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A BURNING ODOR IN THE MID TO AFT CABIN, NO VISIBLE SMOKE BUT STRONG ODOR. DECLARED YELLOW EMERGENCY, FOLLOWED COM, ODOR DISSIPATED WHEN PACK 2 WAS SHUTOFF AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED SEALS AND CLEANED LUBE FROM HEAT EXCHANGER CONNECTIONS AND INSTALLED NEW SEALS USING MOLY COAT LUBE AND REPLACED CABIN RECIRCULATION FILTERS.

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