Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 26, 2009
Submitted
September 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N638JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2802
Aircraft time
13,784 hours, 4,833 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
20499004
Part serial
90899069
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
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 302 OAK-IAD - FOWL SMELL ON DESCENT THEN MOISTURE WITH HP VALVES OPEN. IN CLEAR AIR SMELL WOULD DISSIPATE. ON GROUND WITH APU BLEED ON, SMELL ALL BUT CLEARED SOME RESIDUAL SMELL IN CABIN NOTED IN FWD & AFT CABIN STRONGEST IN AFT CABIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT O-ZONE FILTERS AMM 21-51-41-04. PERFORMED TSM 21-00-00-810-801 INSPECTED APU BLEED DUCT ELBOW FWD OF BLEED CONTROL VALVE, NO DEFECT NOTED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU FOR OIL LEAK, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED ENGINE POWER RUNS OPERATED PACKS, ALSO WITH APU NO ODOR NOTED.

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