Service difficulty report · Compressor · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
June 26, 2005
Submitted
June 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
317
Aircraft time
41,686 hours, 17,852 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Engine time
30,251 hours, 12,897 cycles
Part
Compressor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
UK
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

ODOR DETECTED. DURING FLIGHT, PACKS CREATING GYM SOCK ODOR WITH PASSENGERS COMPLAINING. MAINTENANCE OPERATED PACKS WITH APU BLEED AIR AND ENGINE BLEED AIR. DISCOVERED ODOR COMING FROM NR 1 ENGINE BLEED AIR SOURCE, ABOVE IDLE. INSPECTED NR 1 ENG AND UNABLE TO FIND OIL LEAK. FOUND BLACK SUBSTANCE PRESENT AT STAGE 3 HPC. SUSPECT VSV LUBRICANT. PERFORMED COMPRESSOR WASH OF NR 1 ENG IAW AMERICA WEST AIRLINES (AWA) TASK CARD S5M72303. ALSO, REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 OZONE FILTERS DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM NR 1 ENG BLEED AIR, IAW AWA TASK CARD S2C21301. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD, NO ODOR PRESENT WHEN PACKS RUNNING OFF OF NR 1 ENG BLEED AIR SOURCE.

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