Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Airbus A321253N

Difficulty date
October 25, 2024
Submitted
October 29, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956XV
Make and model
Airbus A321253N
Aircraft serial
8126
Aircraft time
19,260 hours, 5,063 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, 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: FUMES SMELLING LIKE DIRTY SOCKS PRESENT ON THE FLIGHT DECK DESCENDING THROUGH 17000 FEET FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT HAND PACK WAS CONTAMINATED AND ACCOMPLISHED A DECONTAMINATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM PER TASK CARD 26L00021014 WITH NO SMELLS NOTED.

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