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Service difficulty report · Inlet · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date: October 4, 2026
Submitted: October 5, 2026
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N194NV
Make and model: Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial: 6889
Aircraft time: 23,613 hours, 8,932 cycles
System (JASC): 4920 · APU Core Engine
Part: Inlet
Condition: Contaminated
Location: Apu
Stage of operation: DE
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: 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 SMELL DESCENDING THROUGH 15,000 FT, APU WAS OFF. BOTH PACKS WERE ON. / C/W TASK CARD A32X-21-000-001, FOUND APU INLET W/ OIL RESIDUE. C/W AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A, NO ODORS USING ENGINE BLEED. REF AML 2212202 FOR DEFERRAL OF APU, REF AML 2210894 FOR M313 TO C/W TC A32X-21-000-002."

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