Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 17, 2025
Submitted
December 19, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1586
Aircraft time
72,033 hours, 31,746 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Overheated
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 1 A/C PACK OVERHEAT WITH A BURNING ODOR OF WOOD OR PAPER, NO SMOKE VISABLE. ODOR DISSIPATED WITH PACKS 1 & 2 OFF. ACFT WAS NOT DEICED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. PERFORMED IDENTIFICATION OF CABIN ODOR IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A, VERIFIED SOURCE OF ODOR AS NR 1 A/C PACK. PERFORMED VISUAL CHECK OF PACK 1 & RAM AIR INLET, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS PACK 1, &PACK BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AGAIN. RAN PACK 2 OFF OF APU TO CLEAR ECS SYS OF ANY POSSIBLE RESIDUAL ODORS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. MEL 2152Y FOR PACK 1 INOP.

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