Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 24, 2014
Submitted
January 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3858
Aircraft time
18,827 hours, 6,125 cycles
Part
Oil System
Part number
38007081WGEN
Part serial
P4059
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Apu
Part time
16,538 hours, 5,465 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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 ODOR BEGAN DURING OR JUST AFTER NR 1 ENG START, NR 2 ENG NOT RUNNING. USING APU BLEED & CONTINUED THROUGH TAXI, TAKE OFF & CLIMB. ODOR DISSIPATED AFTER LEVEL OFF AT CRUISE, FL300, APPROXIMATELY 20 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF. APU WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER ENG 2 START. ODOR RETURNED ON DESCENT, FOUND APU OIL OVER SERVICED IAW NON-ROUTINE 4946345.

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