What was found
SHIP 3405 DOOR AREA NEAR 1L JUMPSEAT HAS A STRONG SULFAR SMELL. REPORTED AS STRONG AND FADES THEN STRONG AGAIN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND LIFEVEST SUBMERGED IN WATER AND PRODUCING ACID/SULFAR SMELL. REPLACED LIFE VEST AND NO SMELL.
- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2021
- Submitted
- November 15, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N405DX
- Make and model
- Airbus A330941
- Aircraft serial
- 1949
- Aircraft time
- 5,630 hours, 663 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2561 · Life Jacket
- Part
- Life Vest
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C, B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.