Service difficulty report · Vent Line · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 24, 2025
Submitted
October 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6866
Aircraft time
28,361 hours, 11,367 cycles
Part
Vent Line
Condition
Coked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: PASSING THROUGH 10K FT, SMELLED AN OILY MUSTY ODOR, AFTER LANDING & AT THE GATE THE ODOR INTENSIFIED. APU TURNED ON AFTER LANDING & ODOR OF OIL/MUSK INCREASED MORE. AFTER OPENING DOOR, ODOR DISSIPATED, BUT REMAINED AFTER DOOR REMAINED OPEN. CLEANING CREW & GATE AGENT ALSO SMELLED DIRTY OIL/SOCK ODOR AFTER BOARDING. MAINT FOUND APU OIL COOLING FAN WAS LEAKING OIL & REPLACED IT PER AMM 49-52-51. MAINT FOUND APU GEABOX VENT LINE HAD EVIDENCE OF COKING & REPLACED IT IAW AMM 49-26-54. (AALA202511075785) MAINT ACCOMP DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYST ACCOMP PER TASK CARD 26L00021014. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ISSUES OR ODORS NOTED.

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