Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A321271N

Difficulty date
November 17, 2024
Submitted
November 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205HA
Make and model
Airbus A321271N
Aircraft serial
08092
Aircraft time
18,905 hours, 4,037 cycles
Engine
Iae PW1133GAJM
Engine time
12,682 hours, 2,859 cycles
Part
Packing
Condition
Leaking
Location
Eng Inlet Cone
Stage of operation
DE
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

ETOPS - STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL AT TOD IN MAIN CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOKE. CONCENTRATION FROM ROW 46 TO COCKPIT. LASTED INTERMITTENTLY. ODOR WAS NOTICED AFT FIRST AT TOD, THEN MOVED FORWARD TO THE FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDENT SEATS. DID NOT NOTICE SMELL IN THE FLIGHT DECK. FOUND OIL IN THE INLET CONE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN SHAFT COVER PACKING PER AMM 72-15-00-960-801-A. IDLE RUN GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN ODOR EVENT ENGINE WASH. DIRTY SOCK SMELL RETURNED. ACCOMPLISED REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF #2 ENG PER TASK CARD J321-72-HWI-01 AND 321-72-HWI-02 AND LEVEL C DECON PER TASK CARD E1128-321-21-007. SMELL CHECK GOOD. NO ODOR NOTED. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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