Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 9, 2017
Submitted
December 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
4264
Aircraft time
29,716 hours, 13,772 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
DE
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

SMELL AT THE CABIN -DIRTY SOCKS SMELL- AT FIRST DURING TAXI POT AND YET AGAIN DURING DESCEND-SMELL DISPITED WIHT BLEED 2/PACK 2 OFF.. ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMIANTION OF THE ENVIROMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM WIHT ENGINE AS PER A.M.M 21-00-00-615-003-A/21-00-00-615-004A OPS CHECK GOOD AND FOUND NO FURTHER SMELL ON PACK2. ALSO CHANGED BOTH RECIRCULATION FILTERS. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF DIRTY SOX SMELL FROM ITEM 01 OF LOG PAGE#2343338. IT WAS FOUND THAT APU IS LEAKING FROM MIDDLE DRAIN PIPE. ALSO APU OIL LEVEL WAS LOW AT TIME OF FINDING ( APU SYSTEM ). R&R APU IAW AMM 49-11-11. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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