Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
July 11, 2023
Submitted
July 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N981UY
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
5800
Aircraft time
30,918 hours, 12,235 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING CRUISE A STRONG MUSTY, MOLDY SMELL FROM ROW 22 TO 29 WAS REPORTED. FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROCEDURES AND SHUT CROSS BLEED ALONG WITH SHUTING OFF PACK 2 AND IT GOT WORSE. RESUMED STANDARD CONFIGURATION AND THE SEVERITY DECREASED. THE ODOR CONTINUED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ISOALATED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR TO THE #1 BLEED AIR PACK AND ACCOMPLISHED THE DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVRONMENTAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS PER TASK CARD 26L00021004. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.