Service difficulty report · Inlet · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 29, 2009
Submitted
September 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1935
Aircraft time
21,146 hours, 7,896 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Dirty
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 94 -PHX - CABIN ODOR - NR 2 PACK FAILED SOON AFTER TAKEOFF. STRONG ODOR, VERY WET RUNWAY POSSIBLE WATER INGESTION. DURING DESCENT THRU 14,000 FEET NR 1 PACK EMITTED SAME DIRTY SOCK SMELL, VERY STRONG ODOR. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL STAINING AT THE APU INLET. PERFORMED APU INLET CLEANING PER PRIORITY. MAINTENANCE FOLLOW-UP WITH NO LEAKS OR SMELLS NOTED. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR SUBSEQUENT ODOR REPORTS.

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