Service difficulty report · Apu Bay · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 5, 2025
Submitted
April 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02977
Aircraft time
68,152 hours, 24,431 cycles
Part
Apu Bay
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
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#1793,JFK-SFO. 'DIRTY SOCK / MUSK SMELL IN COCKPIT AND MID CABIN ( APU SYSTEM ); REMOVED AND REPLACED COOLING FAN ASSY (8053KM) IAW AMM 49-52-51 OPS CHK AND LEAK CHK OK CLEANED RESIDUAL OIL FROM APU COMPARTMENT AND APU PLENUM SEAL IAW AMM 49-16-00 PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION OF ECS USING APU BLEED IAW AMM 21-00-00 NO SMELL NOTED THIS CLEARS THE MDDR MX-4 UPDATED PLACARD RMVD.'

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