Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 22, 2025
Submitted
March 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N191NV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
6704
Aircraft time
20,978 hours, 8,123 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED) DIRTY SOCK ODOR REPORTED BY FORWARD FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. FORWARD FA'S REPORT SMELL OCCURED DURING DECENT. BOTH PACKS WERE BEING SUPPLIED BY ENGINE BLEED AIR DURIONG THAT TIME / WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM LEVEL 3 TC 21-000-003, EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE FOUND ON APU INTAKE PLENUM, INTAKE SCREEN AND APU INTAKE PLENUM SEAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU REF W/O 518101 NR'S 00005 AND 00006. THIS CLOSES MDDR# 210108, PLACARDS REMOVED.

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