Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
May 28, 2026
Submitted
May 29, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532DN
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
11279
Aircraft time
13,251 hours, 3,271 cycles
Engine
Iae PW1133GAJM
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DESCENDING THRU 18000FT MSL STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL. ENG OIL SMELL WHILE DESCENT SO MASKED WERE WORN FROM 17800 TO AT GATE STILL SMELLED AFTER PULLED IN GATE AND ENG SHUTDOWN WAS ONLY IN COCKPIT. FOUND OIL WETTING UNDER NUM 1 ENG SPINNER. PERF W/C 7100-2018-1. CLEANED OIL WETTING AND RAN NUMBER 1 ENGINE. UTILIZED P-TRAK INITIAL RESULTS SENT TO MCC. PERF LEVEL B DECONT OF ECS PER AMM 21-00-00-615-803-A USING ENGINE. REPLACED BOTH RECIRC FILTER. (LP 8186162 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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