Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 31, 2013
Submitted
February 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
856
Aircraft time
53,617 hours, 19,796 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

F/A'S COMPLAINING OF AN ODOR AND SMELL IN FORWARD AND AFT CABIN, BURNING THEIR EYES- COUGHING- THROAT IRRATION- ALSO PILOTS SMELLED AND NOTICED SOME KIND OF IRRATION IN THROATS IN CRUISE AND ENGINE S/D. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE APU TO BE SOURCE OF CABIN ODOR PER J/C 26L00021001 (T/S CABIN ODOR). REMOVED AND REPLACED APU TURBINE CAVITY VENT O-RINGS PER AMM 49-91-53 AND APU UPPER INTAKE PLENUM PER AMM 49-18-48. COMPLIED WITH J/C 26L31049009 (APU LOAD COMPRESSOR WASH) AND 26L0002100 (DECONTAMINATION).

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