Service difficulty report · Plenum · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 26, 2021
Submitted
January 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
03039
Aircraft time
57,101 hours, 20,114 cycles
Part
Plenum
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT 1632, BDA-JFK. MUSKY/MOLDY/CRAYON ODOR DETECTED UPON APPLICATION OF APU BLEED WHILE ON THE GROUND IN BERMUDA. ODOR NOTED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AIRPLANE AND ALL CREW. ODOR SUBSIDED WITH REMOVAL OF APU BLEED. NOTICEABLE AGAIN ON CLIMBOUT. DEFINITELY FROM ENVIRO SYS. PERSISTENT LEVEL 1 ; PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A INSPECTED APU COMPT AND FOUND INLET PLENUM CONTAMINATED AND APU LOAD COMPRESSOR CAVITY DRAIN WITH OIL. PROCEEDED WITH LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION OF ECS PER AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A WITH ENGINE 1 &2. REF LP 3304420 ITEM 1 FOR APU DEFERRAL. " COMPLIED WITH INFORMATION NOTICE 2017-T015 SECTION B(2). AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE

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