Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
October 24, 2025
Submitted
October 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N359NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
846
Aircraft time
79,570 hours, 37,571 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

DIRTY SOCK SMELL WITH PACKS RUNNING. INSPECTED APU WITH UV LIGHT AND FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM SEAL INSIDE LOAD COMPRESSOR. WILL REQUIRE APU CHANGE. AFTER DUCT BURNOUT DONE STILL HAVE A SLIGHT ODOR IN CABIN. C/W STEPS A-K OF MSIPP, APU WILL STILL NEED TO BE MEL ONCE ALLMTC C /W. PER MCC REQIRE LEVEL B DECONTAMINATION OF THE ECS, C /W ECS DECONTAMINATION LEVEL B PER A320 AMM 21-00-00-615-803-A. REMOVED 4 BELLY PANELS REF A320 RWEF A320 AMM 53-25. (LP: 7991918)

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