Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
October 1, 2025
Submitted
October 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
80,158 hours, 38,161 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER APU START UP AND WARM UP AT THE GATE WHEN THE APU BLEED SELECTED ON THE DIRTY SOCK SMELL FILLED THE COCKPIT AND ENTIRE CABIN. SMELL WAS VERY STRONG. PERFORMED GVI OF APU COMPARTMENT. FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK ON PLENUM. OK FOR SVC. (LP: 7403510)

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