Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A330941

Difficulty date
November 14, 2023
Submitted
November 15, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418DX
Make and model
Airbus A330941
Aircraft serial
2010
Aircraft time
7,602 hours, 897 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
IN
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

SHIP 3418 ON GROUND WITH APU POWERING AIR CONDITIONING WE HAD A STRONG OLD SOCK ODOR IN CABIN. NO ODOR WHEN ENGINES POWERING AIR CONDITIONING ON DEPARTURE. ON ARRIVAL AT LOW POWER SETTINGS AND PACK FLOW SW LOW STRONG OLD SOCK SMELL RETURNED. (10,000 ' TO LANDING.) CORRECTIVE ACTION: T/S. INSPECTED APU. INSPECTED PLUMBING/TUBING & COMPONETS. NO LEAK NOTED. FOUND APU OIL LEVEL OVER SERVICED & OIL PUDDLED ON SCUPPER. REMOVED APU INTAKE. NO SIGHT OF OIL CONTAMINATION. RE-INSTALLED INTAKE PLENUMS. RAN APU-NO OIL LEAK NOTED. REMOVE INTAKE TO OZONE CONVERTOR. NO OIL. PACKING DAMAGED ON REMOVAL. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED APU BLEED VALVE. UNABLE TO FIND ANY OIL ON HTE APU BLEED VALVE. VERIFIED LEFT AND RIGHT OZONE CONVERTERS WERE CLEAN NO OIL CONTAMINATION. INSTALLED O RING FOUND DAMAGGED. PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION. ENGINES + APU RUN WITH PACKS NO SMELLS OR ODORS NOTED. (5044211)

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