Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
November 8, 2017
Submitted
December 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3135
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON 11/08/2017 ACFT N631VA MSN 3135 WITH 11388 CYCLES AND 35942 FLT HOURS OPERATING FLT VX1169 EWR - LAX REPORTED THE FOLLOWING ON ARRIVAL IN LAX: CLIMB TO 1000` AND ALSO DESCENDING THROUGH 2000` MUSTY OIL SMELL PRESENT IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. OIL FUMES, STRONGER ON GROUND. CREW LANDED SAFELY. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS PERFORMED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A SMOKE AND OR SMELL IN CABIN. PERFORMED IDLE CHECK IAW AMM 771-00-00-710-006. NO SMELL NOTED NO REPORTS OF OIL SMELL THE SUBSEQUENT LEGS. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR`S RECORDS, ALL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES, SERVICE BULLETINS, STC`S AND PMA`S ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TYPE DESIGN CERTIFICATE AND ASSOCIATED REQUIREMENTS.

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