Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 13, 2012
Submitted
April 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
65
Aircraft time
71,673 hours, 32,032 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Part time
57,006 hours, 24,211 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

DIRTY SOCK SMELL REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ON THE GROUND DURING TAXI OUT AND ON DESCENT INTO PHX. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU AND PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION. THE APU INLET WAS DIRTY BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF OIL OR INTERNAL LEAKAGE. APU WAS NOT CONFIRMED AS SOURCE OF ODOR; HOWEVER, NO SUBSEQUENT CABIN ODOR EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE (APPROX. ONE MONTH LATER).

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