Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
May 26, 2010
Submitted
May 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
66
Aircraft time
67,123 hours, 30,059 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
54,648 hours, 22,707 cycles
Component
Apu · Honeywell
Component part number
38002784
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 544 PDX-PHX - CABIN ODOR - CABIN HAS VERY BAD DIRTY SOCK SMELL COMING FROM PACKS, FIRST ON TAKEOFF, THEN AGAIN ON DESCENT INTO PHX. SMELL IS WORSE WITH THE ENGINE HP VALVES OPEN. APU WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SOURCE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU. VENDOR REPORT INDICATES WHITE STREAK RESIDUE FOUND IN BLEED DUCT, POSSIBLY FROM ON-WING WASH - OIL FILM RESIDUE FOUND IN INLET PLENUM DOES FLUORESCE LIKE APU OIL - SUSPECT FOREIGN OBJECT INGESTION.

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