Service difficulty report · Intake · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 1, 2017
Submitted
July 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5723
Aircraft time
17,239 hours, 5,100 cycles
Part
Intake
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

DURING DESCENT FROM 4000AGL AND BELOW, AN OVERWHELMING ODOR OF INDUSTRIAL FUMES. TROUBLESHOT IAW NOTICE 2017-T015A SECT B. FOUND THE FAINT ODOR WITH BLEEDS OFF AND CABIN FANS ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTERS WITH APU BLEED. APU AIR INTAKE CONTAMINATED. CLEANED INTAKE, AFTER NO ODOR NOTED. ECS DECONTAMINATION PERFORMED IAW AMM 21-00-00. FINAL ENGINE RUNS AND APU RUN CHECKS NORNAL WITH EACH BLEED ISOLATED. NO ODOR NOTED WITH BLEEDS OFF NO ODOR NOTED. NOTED. NR 1 AND 2 ENGINES REPLACED. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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