Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330302

Difficulty date
January 27, 2022
Submitted
January 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829NW
Make and model
Airbus A330302
Aircraft serial
1721
Aircraft time
20,040 hours, 2,526 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TO
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

SHIP 3329 MUSTY SMELL THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT ONCE T/O POWER SET ON T/O, DISSAPATED 20 MINS INTO FLIGHT FOG/MIST SEEN IN A/C ON T/O ROLL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: T/S APU INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY WITH ULTRA VIOLET LIGHT. REMOVED AND INSPECT APU BLEED AIR DUCT ELBOW. NO LEAKS FOUND. RE-INSTALLED APU ELBOW DUCT. LEAK CK OK. INSPECTED OVERHEAD LTS + BALLAST + PAX+ PSU LIGHTS, OUTLETS, IFE EQPT, GALLEY COMPONENTS. NO DISCREPANCIES AND SMELL NOTED. PERFORMED BOROSCOPE INSP #2 ENGINE HPC. STAGES 3-5 AS PER AMM 72-00. FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL WETTING. REPLACED #2 ENGINE. PERFORMED #1 ENG HIGH POWER RUN. OPERATED BLEED SYS + PACK SYS. NO ODORS DETECTED.

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