# SDR AALA202606103242

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 9, 2026
- Submitted: June 10, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N70020](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70020), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A319-115
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-115](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a319-115) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 6263
- Aircraft time: 31,259 hours, 14,791 cycles
- System (JASC): [2421 · AC Generator-Alternator](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2421)
- Part: Generator
- Part number: BA1650101
- Part serial: SAAP3515
- Condition: Odor
- Location: Zone 100
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202606103242

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: STRONG ODOR IN AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF ALL THE WAY TO CRUISE. DECESION MADE TO RETURN TO JFK. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED REPLACED THE APU GEN PER AMM 24-23-51.

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