Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
February 5, 2025
Submitted
February 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
281
Aircraft time
91,259 hours, 43,082 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
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 3225 DISC: WALKED ONTO PLANE AND COULD SMELL RESIDUAL DIRTY SOCK SMELL I TURNED ON THE APU AND TURNED ON APU BLEED AND DIRTY SOCKS SMELL GOT WORSE. C/A: FOUND APU OVERSERVICED AND EVIDENCE OF OIL INGESTION INTO APU INLET NO LEAKS NOTED ON VISUAL INSP PERFORMED ISOLATE AND REPAIR APU LEAKS WORKCRD 4900-2001 STEPS 1-4 NO EVIDENCE OF OIL NOTED IN LOAD COMPRESSOR DRAIN LINE OR LOAD CONTROL VLV & BLEED DUCT ELBOW. PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION PER A320 AMM 21-00-00-615-803-A NO SMELL OF OIL IN THE COCKPIT OR CABIN. PERFORMED ERA 568923-14TR REV C SECTION J UP TO STEP 3A ( E.VENTURA 152486) REINSTALLED ENG 1 BLEED DUCT REF ERA 568923- 14TR REV C SECT 5.C FIG 5 NO LEAKS NOTED INSTLD APU DUCT ELBOW REF ERA 568923-14TR REV C STEP 5D. C/W 568923-14TR REV C STEPS 5-A + 5-B AND 6-B LEAKS CHCK OK COMPLETED STEP 8 OF ERA 568923- 14TR REV C NO ODOR DECTETED DURING ENGINE RUN W/PACKS REF A320 AMM 71-00. (LP: 6830130)

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