Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 21, 2022
Submitted
January 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2491
Aircraft time
62,998 hours, 22,326 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Apu
Condition
Coked
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT # 1557, FLL-BOG. STRONG ODOR DIRTY SOCK SMELL PASSING 17,000 INTO BOGOTA. FOLLOWED ISOLATION PROCEDURE. SUSPECT PACK #1 SMELL DISSIPATED. SMELT BY BOTH FLIGHT CREW AND #1 F/A SMELT LEVEL 2 ( PACKS ) ; REF L/P 3253928 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. MX-4 UPDATED, PLACARD REMOVED, MEL CLEARED. MCC NOTIFIED.ACCOMPLISHED WO# 1158120. COMPLIED W/ TSI. TRACED OIL CONTAMINATION TO APU, NO ACTIVE LEAKS. RESIDUAL COKED UP OIL WAS CLEANED. ACCOMPLISHED ECS DECONTAMINATION PER AMM: 21-00-00-615-804. R/R RECIRC FILTER'S PER SAME AMM. C/W INFO NOTICE 2017-T015I. AIR QUALITY GOOD ON BOTH PACKS. A/C OK TO CONT.

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