Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Airbus A330941

Difficulty date
September 25, 2026
Submitted
September 28, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435DX
Make and model
Airbus A330941
Aircraft serial
2090
Aircraft time
6,801 hours, 822 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATB - DIRTY SOCK SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO BOS. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND APU COMPARTMENT CONTAMINATED WITH OIL FROM LEAKING OIL CAP. REPLACED OIL CAP PACKING. PERFORMED LEVEL B ECS DECONTAMINATION. RAN ENGINES AT IDLE AND APU WITH BOTH PACKS. NO SMELLS NOTED. HIGHEST P-TRAK VALUE ONLY AT 5K. REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS. HIGH POWER RUN GOOD. (9518658) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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