Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 2, 2010
Submitted
August 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1248
Aircraft time
33,629 hours, 14,293 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Filter
Condition
Odor
Location
Recirc Fan
Stage of operation
TX
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

CREW REPORTED, ON GROUND PACK AIR VERY BAD ODOR. ELECTRICAL / PLASTIC ODOR WORST DURING TAXI OUT. LESSENED AFTER TAKEOFF. PERSISTANT DURING THE ENTIRE FLIGHT AND NEVER CLEARED OUT. APU BURNING OIL IN TAILPIPE. PACK NEED TO BE BURNED OUT BECAUSE OF BAD APU (OIL BURNING). ACP'D STAGE 1 AND STAGE 2 CLEANING OF BOTH PACKS WITH BOTH ENGINES. REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS AFTER PACK BURN OUT IS ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED APU. RAN APU AND PACKS FOR 8 HRS APU AND PACKS OPS CHECKS GOOD, NO LONGER A STRONG ODOR IN CABIN.

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