Service difficulty report · Waste Box · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
July 28, 2021
Submitted
July 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N775XF
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
2198
Aircraft time
54,720 hours, 27,178 cycles
System (JASC)
2540 · Lavatories
Part
Waste Box
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED A STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN THE CABIN AND FORWARD GALLEY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED SMOKE ODOR FUMES TROUBLESHOOTING TASK CARD 26L00021001AND FOUND ODOR COMING FROM THE GALLEY TRASH BIN / CONTAINER. CLEANED TRASH BIN / CONTAINER AS REQUIRED, ODOR NO LONGER PRESENT.

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