Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 28, 2018
Submitted
July 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5458
Aircraft time
21,764 hours, 9,973 cycles
Part
Drain Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUME EVENT DIRTY SOCK ODOR NOTICED BY ALL CREW ON AIRCRAFT. PACKS ON APU BLEED ODOR POSSIBLY STRONGER IN FWD CABIN, POSSIBLY PACK 1. FOLLOWED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. PER COSRS FOUND APU TYPE 1 AS PROBABLE CAUSE. CONFIRMED PRESENCE OF ENGINE OIL. PER TSM 49-00-00-810-921-A. INSPECTED APU & FOUND OIL LEAK ON APU ASSY, CLEANED & PERFORMED OPS CK IAW AMM 49-00-00. CONFIRMED OIL COMING FROM CENTER DRAIN LINE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN & OPS CK OF PACK 1 & 2 PER AMM 71-00-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CONFIRMED NO PRESENCE OF OIL AT THIS TIME.

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