Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 19, 2017
Submitted
April 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N794JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
4904
Aircraft time
23,442 hours, 7,813 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
Part time
7,149 hours, 2,249 cycles
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

DESCENDING THROUGH 12000 FEET, THE APU OSS AT FLIGHT IDLE , FA'S SMELLED THE DIRTY SOCK ODOR AND FLT CREW NOTICIED IT IN THE COCKPIT. IT SEEMED TO OCCUR MOSTLY WHEN POWER GOES TO IDLE . EVERY TIME CREW REDUCED POWER TO IDLE GOT THE STRONGEST BLAST OF ODOR. FINDINGS FOR OIL ODOR IN CABIN ARE AS FOLLOWS (1)-ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR LAST 7 DAYS ENG NR 1-2.2 QTS ENGNR 2 -3.1 QTS (2)- ENGINE GEAR BOX DRAIN ENG NR 1-2.5 QTS ENG#2- 2.5 QTS (3)-ENGINE BOROSCOPE FOUND COKING ON #1 ENG AT 2.5 STAGE. AS PER POWERPLANT ENGINEERING, TECH SUPPORT AND IAE REP, RECOMMENDED FOR ENGINE WASH, PACK BURN AND THEN PACK OZONE FILTER CHANGES. ENGINE WILL HAVE DEFERRAL ASSIGNED TO CHECK THE 2.5 STAGE AND A LATER TIME. ENGINE #2 FOUND WITH NO ABNORMAL FINDINGS.

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