Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 6, 2018
Submitted
March 8, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5880
Aircraft time
16,707 hours, 7,573 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
TX
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

FUME EVENT ON GROUND AFTER TURNING APU BLEED ON AT GATE FA'S NOTICED A SMELL IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE CABIN. ( PACKS A320 WITH MOD 31283/MP P7125 (FWC H2-F1 STND) AND WITH MOD. 30626/MP K6443 (ENHANCED ECS) - FAULT CAUTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATIVE SIDE NOT DISPLAYED ). APU DIRTY SOCK SMELL ( APU SYSTEM ). FUME EVENT RETURNED AFTER ENGINE #2 STARTED AND BLEED ACTIVATION. FA'S NOTICED SMELL IN CABIN AREA, ALSO SMELL NOTICED IN COCKPIT.-PERFORMED TSM IAW TSM 05-50-00 R&R RECIRCULATION FILTERS IAW AMM 21-21-41. R&R OZONE FILTER IAW AMM 21-51-41. OPS TEST NORMAL. NO SMELL NOTED AT THIS TIME. THIS CLEARS DMI# 228198101. MOC NOTIFIED. PLACARD RMVD. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF APU IAW AMM 49-11-00. NO SMELLS. THIS CLEARS DMI 228198102. MOC NOTIFIED. PLACARD REMOVED.

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