Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
December 30, 2023
Submitted
January 2, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
830
Aircraft time
71,832 hours, 33,427 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

TURNED ON APU IN DCA AND BOTH FO AND CPT IMMEDIATELY SMELLED " STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL". T/S PER TASK CARD 0550-2002. INSP APU COMPT WITH UV BLACKLIGHT. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL OR HYD FLUID INGESTION FOUND. FOUND DEICE FLUID AT APU INLET. REMOVED APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE PER A320 AMM 49-51-51. INSPECTED BLEED DUCTS INTERNALLY - NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. REINSTALLED APU LOAD CONTROL VALVE. CLEANED RESIDUAL DEICE FLUID FROM APU INLET. RAN ENG 1 AND ENG 2 WITH BLEEDS OPERATING BOTH PACKS. STARTED APU AND WITH BLEED ON, SMELLED " DIRTY SOCK" SMELL - SMELL CLEARED AFTER ONE MINUTE. REPEATED LAST STEP AFTER 10 MIN - NO SMELL NOTED. PERFORMED TASK CARD 2100-2005 FROM STEP 1 TO STEP 5. CONTINUED TASK CARD 2100-2005 STEPS 6 TO STEP 11, C/W TASK CARD 2100 FROM STEP 12 THROUGH 34. ALL TASKS C/W. NO SMELL OR CONTAMINATION NOTED. (LP: 4351467)

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