Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 21, 2010
Submitted
January 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1363
Aircraft time
33,163 hours, 12,476 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
Component
Apu
Component part number
4500001B
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT WITH 2 ENGS RUNNING AND APU OFF PREVIOUS SMELL IS STRONG AGAIN IN CABIN. BURNING PLASTIC ODOR WITH SMOKE 10 MINS AFTER PACKS ON. NO PNEUMATICS DUE TO ODOR IN CABIN WITH APU RUNNING. REF TSM & THE INLET AREAS FOR UNWANTED MATERIALS. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 49-00-00 -810-921. FOUND LEAKING OIL HOSE FWD OF INLET. REPLACED HOSE. ALSO BROKEN CHECK VALVE AT SCROLL. REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS. RAN PACKS FULL HOT WITH THE APU BLEED, DID NOT NOTICE ANY EXTRA ODOR IN THE CABIN. NO RESIDUAL ODOR AFTER APU REPLACED.

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