Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 29, 2016
Submitted
December 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3659
Aircraft time
33,072 hours, 11,494 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
S4340090001
Part serial
02453
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
56,647 hours, 21,262 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THE A/C PACKS SMELLED LIKE MILDEW. FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR SELECTOR VALVE LEAKING FLUID. EVIDENT AT APU INTAKE. R & R AFT CARGO DOOR MANUAL SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 52-36-15. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS PASSED . CLEANED APU INLET IAW AMM 46-16-00. ACCOMPLISHED PACK ECS CHECK IAW 21-00-00. RAN PACK FOR TWO HOURS, NO ODORS PRESENT.

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