Service difficulty report · Air Filter · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 14, 2018
Submitted
September 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N102UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
844
Aircraft time
54,347 hours, 28,341 cycles
Part
Air Filter
Condition
Clogged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. ODOR IN CABIN- DIRTY SOCKS ON TAKEOFF MILD ODOR DETECTED MID TO AFT CABIN. LEVEL AT 19,000 ODOR SLIGHTLY INTENSIFIED AND TO PAXS. COMPLAINED ON SINUS/EYE IRRITATION. A RESIDUE CLOGGED AIR FILTER REVEALED TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. REPLACED AEVC FILTER PER AMM 21-26-43. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN ODOR JOB CARD 26L00021001 WITH FLIGHT CREW ASSISTANCE. NO ODORS DETECTED DURING OR AFTER ENGINE AND APU RUNS. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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