Service difficulty report · Inlet · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 13, 2018
Submitted
April 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1398
Aircraft time
68,077 hours, 24,880 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, C, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MODERATELY DIRTY SOCK ODOR FROM ABOUT 2000 FT TO 8000 FT. ONLY NOTICEABLE IN COCKPIT. FOLLOWED INFO NOTICE 2017-T015C. FOUND APU CONTAMINATED WITH OIL. PULLED AND COLLARED CIRCUIT BREAKER L41 L42. APU COMP AND AIR INLET SOAKED IN OIL, NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKS. AFTER REVIEWING ACFT HISTORY, THE APU AUTO SD MEL WAS JUST CLEARED LAST NIGHT WITH LUBE SHAFT REPLACEMENT. MAY HAVE BEEN RESIDUAL. COMPLIED WITH INFORMATION NOTICE 2017-T015C SEC A. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE .

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