Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 17, 2016
Submitted
June 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1314
Aircraft time
47,862 hours, 22,488 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHL-TPA; RETURNED TO PHL; AC WAS GROUNDED: CREW REPORTED AN EXHAUST SMELL WHEN WAITING AN HOUR AND TWENTY MINS FOR TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF A STONG DIRTY SOCK ODOR IN THE AFT SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED. CREW REPORTED FEELING NAUSEOUS, HEADACHES, DRY THROAT AND BURNING OF THE EYES. AN EMERG WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT RETURNED TO PHL WHERE THE AC LANDED SAFELY AND WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. MX ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE AND APU OPERATIONAL CHECKS WITH NO ODORS BEING NOTED. AN INSPECTION OF THE DUCTS IN THE PACK BAY FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. TASK CARDS 26L00021001 AND 26L00021004 WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED OR SOURCE OF THE ODOR IDENTIFIED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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