Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
September 7, 2009
Submitted
September 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
55
Aircraft time
63,430 hours, 28,620 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
20499004
Part serial
8149
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
26,522 hours, 10,400 cycles
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

FLT 7 - PHX - CABIN ODOR - FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED "STINKY SOCK" SMELL DURING DESCENT - APU NEVER STARTED. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH STAGE 3 BORESCOPE ON BOTH ENGINES AND NO OIL WAS PRESENT. FOUND APU OIL OVERSERVICED AND INLET WET WITH OIL. DRAINED RESERVOIR TO FULL MARK AND CLEANED APU. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH OZONE FILTERS.

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