Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 27, 2023
Submitted
October 31, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680NK
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7870
Aircraft time
293,232 hours, 8,477 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Odor
Location
Brake
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FUME EVENT ON FINAL APPROACH. HOT / DUST SLIGHTLY OILY OR SOUR SMELL IN COCKPIT. TURNEDD OFF PACK 1 SMELL IMPROVED IN COCKPIT. F/AS REPORTED DIRTY SOCKS SMELL IN CABIN, TURNED OFF PACK 2 ALSO, DECLARED EMERGENCY, TWO FAS WENT TO HOSPITAL W/ SYMPTOMS-TROUBLESHOOTED IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. APU INSPECTED, NO FAULTS FOUND. BOTH ENGINES INSPECTED EXTERNALLY AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKON DEOILER VENTS. BOTH PACKS OPERATED WITH APU BLEED AND CONFIRMED ODER STILL PRESENT. ODER SOURCE ISOLATION TO BE CONTINUED ALONG WITH PACK GM PROCEDURES. ITEM REMAINS OPEN. FOUND SOURCE OF FUME EVENT FROM NORMAL BRAKE TRANSMITTER 96GG IAW AMM 32-42-22. LEAK AND OPS TEST GOOD. ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMINATION OF ECS SYSTEM IAW AMM 21-00-00. OPS TEST GOOD. NO ODORS DETECTED. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK TEST OF ENG #1 AND 2 DEOILERS IAW 79-00-00. NO LEAKS NOTED. R/R RECIRC FILTER IAW AMM 21-21-41 A/C OK FOR SERVICE

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