Service difficulty report · Inlet · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
February 6, 2022
Submitted
February 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527NK
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2978
Aircraft time
54,206 hours, 24,915 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STRONG WET SOCK SMELL BEGAN DURING DESCENT (12,000 FT APPROX). SMELL STAYED UNTIL SHUTTING ENGINE OFF AT THE GATE -ACCOMPLISHED TSM 05-50-00, PERFORMED ENG #1 & #2 RUN UP IAW AMM 71-00-00 AND ISOLATED SYSTEMS AND FOUND SOURCE TO DEICING FLUID TO APU INLET. ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMINATION OF THE ECS IAW AMM 21-00-00. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND AT THIS TIME. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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