Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 21, 2022
Submitted
December 23, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01610
Aircraft time
79,887 hours, 28,706 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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# 1475, BDL-SJU. STRONG ODOR OF WET DOG DESCENDING THROUGH 11,000 REPORTED MID CABIN BY FAS, COULD ALSO ODOR IN COCKPIT. THE ODOR WENT AWAY WHEN PACK NR 2 WAS SELECTED OFF. PERFORMED INSPECTION DUE TO ODOR EVENT LEVEL A IDENTIFIED APU INTAKE SWEAT WITH OIL CLEANING WITH ALCOHOL PROCEDURE PACK BURN AND REPLACEMENT EPA FILTER IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A RON BOTH ENGINES NO ODOR ON CABIN AND COCKPIT. ACFT CLEARED TO CONTINUE FLIGHT.

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