Service difficulty report · Plug · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
November 30, 2022
Submitted
December 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531NK
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
3026
Aircraft time
56,520 hours, 25,926 cycles
Part
Plug
Condition
Loose
Location
Apu Oil Drain
Stage of operation
AP
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

DIRTY SOCK ODOR INTERMITTENT DURING ENTIRE FLIGHT. ODOR WAS MOST PROMINENT DURING IDLE THRUST AT LOWER ALTITUDE ( BELOW 10,000) STRONGEST ODOR WAS DURING APPROACH.-UPON INSPECTION FOUND APU OIL TANK DRIN PLUG LOOSE, PRFORMED APU & ENGINE RUN-UP ISOLATION OF PACK 1 & 2 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. PREFORMED SNIFFER CHECK THROUGH THE CABIN FOUND NO DEFECTS AT THIS TIME, A/C OK FOR SERVICE IAW AMM 21-00-00.

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