Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A321271N

Difficulty date
October 22, 2018
Submitted
October 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N213HA
Make and model
Airbus A321271N
Aircraft serial
08237
Aircraft time
747 hours, 151 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

STRONG ODOR CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT ENTIRE AIRCRAFT DURING DESCENT FROM FL200 DOWN TO THE SURFACE, SMELLED LIKE DIRTY SOCKS & CHEMICALS. NOTICED SMELL IN CABIN UPON ENTRY TO AIRCRAFT. ISOLATED EACH BLEED SYSTEM AND OPERATED PACKS ON FULL HOT/ FULL COLD. SMELL DISSIPATED WHEN OPERATING PACKS WITH NR 1 ENGINE BLEED. MONITORED OIL QTYS OF ENGINES AND APU BEFORE DURING AND AFTER ENG RUN. QTYS NORMAL. OPENED NR 1 ENGINE TR COWL AND VISUALLY INSPECTED #1 ENG EXTERNALLY, NO LEAKS NOTED. SUSPECT SMELL WAS FROM RESIDUAL OIL PRIOR TO NR 1 ENG CHANGE. REFERENCE TSM 05-50-00, AMM 71-00-00 & AMM 21-51-00. OK FOR SERVICE.

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