Service difficulty report · Cap · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
December 21, 2018
Submitted
December 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N334NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
339
Aircraft time
77,900 hours, 34,872 cycles
Part
Cap
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Oil System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(LP# 3084898) LAST 10 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT HAD A POTENTIALLY TOXIC WET SOCK SMELL THAT BEGAN NEAR FORWARD GALLEY AND MIGRATED TO BACK OF AIRCRAFT. FOUND OIL INGESTION THRU APU INLET AND OIL LEAKING FROM SERVICING CAP. TIGHTENED OIL CAP LOCKING MECHANISM. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN FILTERS, OIL CAP AND OZONE CONVERTERS. COMPLY WITH NO GO ODI STEPS. OPERATION CHECKS GOOD, NO SNELL NOTED.

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