Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 15, 2025
Submitted
February 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
851
Aircraft time
81,417 hours, 33,499 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu Inlet
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APU OIL SMELL IN CABINPACKS RUNNING UPDATED MAA CODE FIX USING VENDOR MAA SCREEN INVESTIGATE AND CONTACT AIRCRAFT MAC METER INITIATED FOR WITH VENDOR ID MAC RELATED WORK ORDER 000000003129638 AND PRTR ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN AT GATE WITH FLIGHT CREW AND WITH ENGINE BLEEDS, OIL SMELL DISSIPATED/ELIMINATED. APU BLEED SUPPLY DEFERRED UNDER MEL 3612A WITH LOCAL FBO. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE RUN AT GATE WITH FLIGHT CREW AND WITH ENGINE BLEEDS, OIL SMELL DISSIPATED/ELIMINATED. APU BLEED SUPPLY DEFERRED UNDER MEL 3612A WITH LOCAL FBO . DISPATCH DESK: 36 NAME: DATE: 15-FEB-25- NOC DESK: A320 NAME: DATE: 15-FEB-25- DEFERRED DIRECTLY BY TOMC FOUND DEICE FLUID AROUND THE APU INLET DOOR AND DETERMINED THAT WAS THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR IN THE CABIN SINCE NO OIL LEAKS WERE FOUND IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831.

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