Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 15, 2021
Submitted
June 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957JB
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6809
Aircraft time
21,266 hours, 6,950 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
22,992 hours, 29,896 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
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

FLT 221, BOS-PBI. CREW REPORTED A DIRTY SOCK SMELL ON DESCENT STARTING AROUND 4000FT IN THE CABIN AND EVENTUALLY CAME INTO THE COCKPIT AROUND 3000FT. PACK 1 WAS ALREADY ON MEL. REPEAT ODOR EVENT. ACFT TAKEN OOS IN PBI FOR TS AND ECS DECONTAMINATION. DUE TO OIL LEAKAGE FROM APU FOUND DURING CABIN ODOR T/S STEPS, APU INOP ( APU SYSTEM ); R & R APU IAW AMM 49-11-11-000-004-001, SEE WO 1116000. MDDR 437714 CLEAR, PLACARD REMOVED, MX-4 UPDATED, MCC NOTIFIED."

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