Service difficulty report · Inlet · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
October 13, 2025
Submitted
October 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
355
Aircraft time
96,129 hours, 44,509 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON THE GOURND, AFTER 5 MIN OF APU RUNNING, DIRTY SOCK ODOR/SMELL PRESENT AFTER SELECTING APU BLEED ON. SMELL SEEMS TO DISSAPATE AFTER SELECTING BLEED OFF. PERFORMED SMOKE AND FUME T/S IAW A320 AMDS WORKCARD # 0550-2002. FOUND SOURCE TO BE APU INLET DUCT CONTAMINATION. PERFORMED APU DUCT DECONTAMINATION IAW AMM 36-10. NO ODOR PRESENT. OK FOR SVC. (LP: 7404140)

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