Service difficulty report · Drain · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 27, 2022
Submitted
November 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01610
Aircraft time
79,689 hours, 28,620 cycles
Part
Drain
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT#603, EWR-SDQ. (AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK TO EWR) ' LEVEL 3 FUME EVENT DURING CLIMB INFLIGHT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS AN INTENSE EVENT THAT CAUSED CUSTOMERS TO COMPLAIN AND MOVE FORWARD. THE BACK HALF OF THE PLANE WAS DESCRIBED AS THE MOST INTENSE ALL APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM SO A RETURN TO EWR WAS REQUIRED; PERFORMED GVI OF APU AREA WAS WITH NO LEAKS FOUND AND NO DEFECT FOUND. A DIRTY SUCKS SMELL WAS NOTED PERFORMED PACKS BURNS. FOUND MINOR LEAK LEAK AT YELLOW HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR DRAIN PORT WITH POTENTIALLY GOT INGESTED INTO APU. REMOVED AND REPLACED HEPA FILTERS AND OZONE CONVERTER FILTERS IAW AMM 21-51-41. ALL CHECKS, OK. NO CABIN ODOR / FUEL SMELL WAS NOTED. A/C OK TO RETURN TO SERVICE, APU SURROUNDINGS AREA CLEAN.

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