Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
July 23, 2018
Submitted
July 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N383HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1217
Aircraft time
33,810 hours, 5,369 cycles
Part
Apu
Part number
43491090010
Part serial
01482
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN, STRONG IN ALL AREAS, ALSO LESS ODOR WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH A CLOUD LAYER. PERFORMED TSM TASK 21-00-00-810-801-A. PERFORMED A NR 1 AND 2 ENGINES RUNS. ISOLATED ODOR, ORIGINATING FROM APU BLEED. REPLACED APU IAW TASK CARD 4901-9401, OPS & LEAK TESTED OK. NO OIL ODOR WITH APU BLEED AND PACKS 1 & 2 ON. OK FOR SERVICE.

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