Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
April 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508JL
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1257
Aircraft time
44,017 hours, 16,308 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
753C000001
Part serial
04629
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
8,960 hours, 3,127 cycles
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

FLT 272 FLL-LGA, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO JFK DUE TO "AIR L WING LEAK" FOLLOWED BY "AIR R WING LEAK" ECAMS. FORCED THE A/C IN UNPRESSURIZED CONDITION WITH "AIR PACK 1 & 2 FAULT" ECAM. FLIGHT CONTINUED AT 10,000 FT/DIVERSION. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND DAMAGED DUCTING ON NR 2 PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER. REPLACED NR 2 PRIMARY EXCHANGER IAW MM 21-52-24-000-001. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN WITH PACK 1 AND 2 ON IAW AMM 71-00-00 NO FAULTS NOTED.

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