Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 6, 2025
Submitted
September 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
842
Aircraft time
81,020 hours, 34,250 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

FLIGHT CREW CLAIMS TO HAVE SMELLED A LIGHT ODOR IN CABIN AREA WHEN TURNING ON APU BLEED FOR AIR COND, IN COCKPIT AREA AND GALLEY AREAS FLIGHT CREW EXPOUNDED THAT ODOR WAS NOT THAT OF BURNING OR OF SMOKE, BUT A DIFFERENT KIND OF ODOR. RAN APU WITH APU BLEED OPEN AND RAN BOTH PACKS REF AMM 49-00-00-710-008-A. NO NOTICEABLE ODOR DETECTED. NO PRIOR HISTORY IN LAST 30 DAYS.

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