Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
December 20, 2025
Submitted
December 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
281
Aircraft time
93,511 hours, 44,324 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON ARRIVAL DESCENT WE NOTICED A MUSTY ODOR FROM PACKS. THE SMELL WOULD COME AND GO. THE ODOR LEFT AND THEM CAME BACK AND WE NOTICED THE ODOR AT THE GATE AFTER SHUTDOWN. FA'S IN THE CABIN NOTICED IT THE MOST IN FWD GALLEY. C/A: C/W W/C 0550-2002. FOUND APU INLET DEICE FLUID CONTAMINATION. C/ W LEVEL B ECS DECONTAMINATION PER A320 AMM 21-00-00 AND W/C 2100 -2005. RAN LT AND RT ENGINES. NO ODOR. OK FOR SERVICE. (LP: 8082166)

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