Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
December 12, 2011
Submitted
December 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
989
Aircraft time
42,784 hours, 17,328 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SAME SQUEAL NOISE IN FWD CABIN AT CRUISE. PRESSURIZED CABIN WITH CEILING PANELS DOWN, NO LEAKS NOTED. TURNED ON CHILLER AND STARTED CHECKING CART VALVES AND FOUND ONE CART VALVE ACCORDION SEAL MISSING FROM CHILLER INLET TO CARD MAKING NORMAL HIGH PITCH SOUND. REPLACED ACCORDION SEAL.

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