Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
February 20, 2026
Submitted
February 24, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
1641
Aircraft time
69,463 hours, 33,325 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

ON BOARDING ACFT WITH APU RUNNING, A STRONG ODOR WAS NOTICED. IT SMELLED LIKE A MUSTY BURNING OVEN CLEANER. THE APU BLEED WAS TURNED OFF NO VISIBLE ODOR WAS NOTICED. ODOR WAS IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. ISOLATED SOURCE OF SMOKE & FUME ODOR TO APU OIL LEAK. C/W W/C 0550- 2002. COMPLIED WITH LEVEL B DECONTAMINATION & ECS REVERSE DUCT BURN PROC. PER W/C 2100-2005. RAN BOTH ENG'S W/ BOTH BLEEDS TOGETHER + SEPERATLY AT HIGH PWR FOR 45 MINS. R+R'D BOTH CABIN RECIRC FILTERS PER A320 AMM 21-21. PERFORMED CONFIRMATION RUN OF BOTH ENG'S + PACKS, NO ODORS THROUGHOUT CABIN. A/C OKAY FOR SVC. (LP: 8036074)

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