Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
July 28, 2019
Submitted
July 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
333
Aircraft time
85,919 hours, 12,559 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT DIVERTED ON ACCOUNT OF CABIN DIRTY SOCK ODOR. EMERGANCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED APU TO BE SOURCE OF ODOR. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF APU LOAD COMPRESSOR, NO FINDINGS. ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 33L000021003. NO FURTHER ODORS WERE NOTED.

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