Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
April 7, 2018
Submitted
April 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9016
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
6040
Aircraft time
11,259 hours, 5,373 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Location
Left
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAS OILY ODOR, VERY STRONG, LIKE DIRTY SOCKS OR VAPORZED OIL. PACKS WITH GROUND AIR CART, LEFT PACK HAD OILY ODOR FOR 5 MINUTES OF OPERATION. RIGHT PACK DID NOT HAVE ANY ODOR. RAN PACKS WITH GROUND AIR CART AND ENGINES IAW 5A1/213, NO FURTHER ODOR FOUND. ALSO RAN ENGINES FOR 30 MINUTES AT POWER SETTINGS WITH NO ODOR FOUND. BLEED LEFT AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM FOUND TO BE INOPERABLE. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REACTIVATED THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PACK, ACCOMPLISHED A PACK OPS CHECK IAW MM 21-35-00. COMPLETED CARD 05-96-72 AND CARD 05-96-86, FOR DECONTAMINATION CONTROL SYSTEMS.

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