Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320271N

Difficulty date
November 7, 2025
Submitted
November 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970NK
Make and model
Airbus A320271N
Aircraft serial
11067
Aircraft time
10,758 hours, 4,629 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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 DESENT ASSOCIATED TO PACK 1. DESCRIPTION OF ODOR/FUMES: PERSISTENT, DIRTY SOCKS SMELL. APPARENT CABIN SOURCE: PACK 1, FLIGHT DECK. NO VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED.-PERFORMED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A AND TSM 49-00-00-200-812-A. THE SOURCE WAS THE APU OIL OVER SERVICE. DRAINED 1QT IAW AMM 49-90-00. PERFORMED PACK BURNOUT IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION OF ECS. ENGINE RUN IN IDLE IAW AMM 71-00-00-860-823-A. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME, A/C OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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