Service difficulty report · Air Filter · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
July 31, 2023
Submitted
August 2, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926UW
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
6618
Aircraft time
26,354 hours, 10,527 cycles
Part
Air Filter
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
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: DESCENDING THRU FL 260 WHILE IN THE CLOUDS CREW SMELLED THAT DIRTY SOCK SMELL. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUME TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD WITH NO APU LEAKS OR ODORS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH HEPA FILTERS PER AMM 21-21-41.