Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
February 5, 2013
Submitted
March 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N103US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
861
Aircraft time
37,182 hours, 21,684 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
38273503
Part serial
P3252
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
15,823 hours, 7,866 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell
Component part number
38007081WGEN
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

THERE IS AN ODOR ON THE AIRCRAFT WITH APU ON OR OFF AND BOTH ENGINES ON. ODOR REMAINED WITH BLEEDS OFF DURING DE-ICE. ALSO HAD STATUS MESSAGE ON ECAM "ONE PACK ONLY IF WAI ON". BLEED PAGE NORMAL. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU. LOAD COMPRESSOR SEAL DETERMINED TO BE ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE.

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