Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A330302

Difficulty date
November 28, 2025
Submitted
November 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829NW
Make and model
Airbus A330302
Aircraft serial
1721
Aircraft time
38,071 hours, 4,870 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTED WITH PACK 1 ACM ON MEL. CLIMBING THRU FL180, TURNED ON PACK 1 AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. RETURNED TO ATL. FOUND ODOR ORIGINATING FROM APU BLEED DUE TO INTERNAL OIL LEAK. REPLACED APU AND LT PACK ACM. PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION. REPLACED OZONE AND RECIRC FILTERS. OPS CHECK OK WITH NO FURTHER ODORS OR SMOKE. (4268871, 7268871, 7268666)

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