Service difficulty report · Inlet · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
January 27, 2021
Submitted
January 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0578
Aircraft time
75,668 hours, 9,885 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON GROUND AFTER APU START AND ON DESCENT THROUGH FL180 DIRTY SOCKS ODOR FROM PACKS IN COCKPIT NO ODOR DETECTED IN CABIN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: T/S PER A330 TSM TASK 21-00-00-810-801-A. FOUND EXCESS DE-ICING FLUID AROUND APU INLET AREA. ISOLATED SMELL W/ APU ON AND LT PACK RUNNING. T/S PER A330 TSM TASK 49-00-00-810-831-A. CLEANED EXCESS FLUID AROUND APU EXTERNAL AREA. C/W DECONTAMINATION OF ECS, PER A330 AMM 21-00. R & R FCV LT + RT, PER A330 AMM 21-51. ALL CHECKS OK.

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