SDR SA06073

Service difficulty report · Ecs · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
September 20, 2006
Submitted
September 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1389
Part
Ecs
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN-ROUTE, ON TAKE-OFF, CREW NOTICED AN ODOR THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. THE ODOR DISSIPATED DURING THE CLIMB, BUT CAME BACK DURING DESCENT. THE ODOR, ONCE AGAIN, DISSIPATED AFTER THE APU BLEED WAS TURNED ON DURING TAXI. THE FLIGHT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL AT THE HP VALVE OF THE LT ENGINE. THE LT ENGINE WAS BORESCOPED. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND. THE LT ENGINE WAS RUN AND THE ECS SYSTEM WAS DECONTAMINATED. NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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