Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 15, 2004
Submitted
February 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N107US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1052
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Filter
Part number
20499004
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ozone
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, CREW RECEIVED AN ECAM WARNING FOR SMOKE IN AN AFT LAV. NO FIRE OR SMOKE WAS FOUND. A SECOND ECAM ALERT WAS RECEIVED FOR THE OTHER AFT LAV. AGAIN, NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE WAS FOUND. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, A WARNING WAS RECEIVED FOR THE FORWARD LAV. FLIGHT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT OZONE FILTER CONTAMINATED WITH AN OIL FILM FROM PREVIOUS APU OIL LEAK. REPLACED BOTH LT AND RT OZONE FILTERS, RECIRCULATION FILTERS, AND LAVATORIES A, D, AND E SMOKE DETECTORS. ALSO, PERFORMED A (RESIDUAL BURNING) CLEANING OF THE ENGINES, APU, AND CROSSBLEED DUCTS. OPS CHECKED OK. (M)

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