Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
April 7, 2026
Submitted
April 8, 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
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, 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 ODOR AFTER APU BLEED SELECTED. OPENED APU COMPARTMENT, SAW SIGNS OF OIL ON APU AND APU DOOR IAW AMM 49-00. RUN APU AND STILL GETTING ODOR AT HIS TIME. INSPECTED APU ACCESS DOOR AND COMPARTMENT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION. REF MD LOG 1531675 & APU REPLACEMENT ON LOG 1531804. (LP: 8423672) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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