Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
April 5, 2026
Submitted
April 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
1641
Aircraft time
69,765 hours, 33,494 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 15000 FEET ON DESCENT DIRTY SOCK SMELL ALL WAY UNTIL SHUTDOWN. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLED IT. FO PUT MASK ON AS PRECAUTION. EMERGENCY DECLARED. C/A: INSPECTED. OIL PRESENT IN APU COMPARTMENT. APU DEFERRED ON LOG 8423667. C/W MSI PREVENTION 2172. A- CREW NOT AVAIL. B- C/W. C- FORM NOT COMPLETED. D- N/A. E/F - APU BELIEVED TO BE CULPRIT. NO PTRACK SPIKES DURING ENGINE RUNS. G/H - N/A. I - C/W. J/K/L - C /W. FILTERS REPLACED. REF A320 AMM 21-21-. LEVEL B CONTAMINATION REMOVAL C/W. REF AMM 21-00. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED

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