Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
May 3, 2011
Submitted
May 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1052
Aircraft time
37,056 hours, 16,393 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

FLT 844 CUN-CLT - BURNING SMELL - ON DESCENT PASSING 4200 FT MSL, A "HOT PAINT SMELL OVERWHELMED COCKPIT - DISSIPATED AT 2000" MSL. SEE PREVIOUS WRITE UP. ACCOMPLISHED J/C 26L00021001, EXAMINED NR 1 & NR 2 ENGINE HPC BLADES WITH BOROSCOPE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS. CHECKED LPT SHAFT SEALS FOR OIL BEHIND LEFT AND RIGHT SPINNERS, ALL GOOD. SERVICED APU TO PROPER OIL LEVEL DUE TO OVER SERVICE. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE OF THE APU LOAD COMPRESSOR. COMPLETED DECONTAMINATION J/C 26L00021004.

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