Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 25, 2019
Submitted
February 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2386
Aircraft time
57,126 hours, 20,370 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Deoiler
Stage of operation
DE
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

FT # 251, STRONG ODOR AND FUMES EVENT DESCENDING THROUGH 40000 MUSTY DIRTY SOCK ODOR/FUME PRESENT. INTENSITY DID NOT DIMINISH AND WAS PERSISTENT THIS CONTINUED TO THE GATE THROUGH ENGINE SHUTDOWN ALL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED IRRITATION AND TWO REPORTED THROWING UP AFTER PARKING. CONFIGURED WITH ENGINES BLEEDS AND PACK ON - NO APU ISOLATION GUIDE NOT USED DUE TO SHORT DURATION AND TAXI TO GATE. MILD TO MODERATE IRRITATION TO ALL CREWMEMBERS CUSTOMERS WERE REPORTED TO DISCUSS SMELL; DURING TS REF LOG PAGE 2366786 ITEM 1 AND 2 FOUND BOTH DEOILER SEALS LEAKING. R & R ENG 1 AND 2 DEOILER SEALS ASSY IAW 72-60-31. TRACES OF OIL FOUND IN APU INTAKE ( APU SYSTEM ); FOUND APU OVER-SERVICED. SERVICED APU TO THE CORRECT LIMIT IAW AMM 12-13-49. OPS CHK GOOD AT THIS TIME. MDDR CLEARED. PLACARD REMOVED. MX-4 UPDATED.

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