Service difficulty report · Air Filter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 27, 2021
Submitted
March 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1110
Aircraft time
71,738 hours, 27,915 cycles
Part
Air Filter
Condition
Odor
Location
Ecs
Stage of operation
DE
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DESCENT 7000 FEET AND GATE ARRIVAL AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AIR ON, VERY STRONG FUMES OF FUEL IN COCKPIT AND AFT CABIN. ACCOMPLISHED CARD 26L00021001 SMOKE ODOR INITIAL FUMES TROUBLE SHOOTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FILTERS PER AMM 21-21-41 NO ODOR NOTICED AT THIS TIME.

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