Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 22, 2026
Submitted
March 25, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905AU
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7700
Aircraft time
27,447 hours, 11,016 cycles
Part
Filter
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING DESCENT PASSING 13,000 FT, HAD A MILD ODOR OF DIRTY SOCKS. LASTED APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE. ODOR WAS CONTAINED TO THE COCKPIT AND FORWARD GALLEY. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED JOB CARD 26L00021001 SMOKE / ODOR / FUME TROUBLSHOOTING AND FOUND THE RECIRCULATION FILTERS TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR AND REPLACED THEM PER AMM 21-21-41. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ODORS NOTED.

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