Service difficulty report · Inlet · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 25, 2014
Submitted
March 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
55
Aircraft time
76,663 hours, 34,796 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM YVR COCKPIT & CABIN HAD OILY AIR SMELL FOR A SHORT TIME THEN WENT AWAY. LATER DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ATTENDANT`S REPORTS THE SMELL HAS RETURNED. APU INLET WASH COMPLETED IAW JOB CARD 26L00021004 & 26L00021001, NO ODOR.

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