Service difficulty report · Intake · Airbus A320271N

Difficulty date
June 25, 2025
Submitted
June 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N993NK
Make and model
Airbus A320271N
Aircraft serial
11902
Aircraft time
3,839 hours, 1,765 cycles
Part
Intake
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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

CHEMICAL SMELL THROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT.-REF TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A SUSPECTED APU AT FAULT PER DECSION TABLE. PERFORMED LEVEL B/C INSPECTION OF THE APU PER AMM 49-00-00. FOUND NO OIL OR FUEL LEAK. FOUND HOWEVER, WATER RESTING IN THE APU AIR INTAKE. PERFORMED CLEANING OF THE APU AIR INTAKE PER AMM 49-16-00. PERFORMED ALSO A "LEVEL B" ECS DECONTAMINATION OF THE PACK SYS PER AMM 21-00-00. NO ODOR OR SMELL PRESENT A/C OK FOR CONT'D SVC.

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