Service difficulty report · Reheater · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 6, 2017
Submitted
June 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2246
Aircraft time
52,550 hours, 18,444 cycles
Part
Reheater
Part number
755C000001
Part serial
8121052114
Condition
Failed
Part time
38,998 hours, 13,741 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TURBINE OIL FUMES\DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN CKPT DURING CLIMB FROM 12,000 FT TO FL250, HP VALVES CLOSED-CL POWER, HIGH FLOW SELECTED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT, A/C IN PRECIP & CLOUDS, APU OFF PRIOR TO TAKE OFF& NO ASSOCIATED FUMES DURING GROUND OPS, DFDR EVENT P/B ACTIVATED, AIDS PRINT AND FA'S REPORTED SMELL FORE AND AFT. DESCENT-FUMES RETURNED STRONGER THAN IN CLIMB-IN CLOUDS-TO LANDING, HP VALVES OPEN, AIDS PRINT FOR TREFERENCE, DVDR EVENT PUSHED, FA REPORTS FUMES ODOR MUCH STRONGER IN FWD CABIN AND AFTER LANDING-APU BLEED IMPROVED ODOR; ACCOMPLISHED SECTION B OF INFO NOTICE 2017-T015A. VERIFIED OIL ODOR COMING FROM NR 1 ENG BLEED. NR 2 ENG BLEED OK. ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE ON NR 1 ENGINE IAW INFO NOTICE 2017-T015A. FOUND NO OIL EVIDENCE IAW AMM 72-00-00-000-012. R & R NR 1 OZONE FILTER IAW AMM 21-51-41, OPS CHECKED AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. UPON LEAK CHECK OF OZONE FILTER FOUND NR 1 PACK RE-HEATER CRACKED, R & R THE NR 1 PACK REHEATER, CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 21-52-31-00-001-A. OPEN LEAK CHECK OF REHEATER FOUND NR 1 PACK CONDENSER CRACKED, R & R THE NR 1 PACK CONDENSER, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 21-52-32.

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