Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 15, 2019
Submitted
January 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N192UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1496
Aircraft time
61,333 hours, 22,703 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
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

DIRTY SOCK, MUSTY, ODOR PRESENT DURING CLIMB OUT, DISSIPATED AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES. SMELL RETURNED DURING DECENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR SELECTOR VALVE LEAKING AND REPLACED PER AMM 52-36-12. MAINTENANCE ALSO ACCOMPLISHED ECS ODOR TROUBLESHOOTING PER JOBCARD 26L00021001, APU ODOR PER JOBCARD 26L00021002, AND ECS DECONTAMINATION PER JOBCARD 26L00021004. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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