Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320271N

Difficulty date
February 18, 2025
Submitted
February 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934NK
Make and model
Airbus A320271N
Aircraft serial
10107
Aircraft time
15,454 hours, 6,527 cycles
Engine
Iae PW1127GJM
Engine time
4,376 hours, 1,984 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
532100003
Condition
Odor
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUME/ AIR QUALITY EVENT WITH ASSOCIATED PACK FAULT -REF LP# 3562625-1: R/R ENG 1 IAW TC 710000-60-1-INST-PW W/O 346154. CA CONFIRMED NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DURING THE AIR RETURN. STATED THE AQE WAS STRONG "DIRTY SOCK" ODOR POSSIBLE STARTING IN THE FLIGHT DECK AND THEN SPREADING THROUGHT THE CABIN. OPERATING PULOTS DONNED O2 MASKS DURING THE ENTIRE EVENT. FA CREW REPORTS SOME PAX IN THE AFT CABIN WERE COVERING THEIR FACES, BUT OTHERWISE NO REPORTS OF AND PAX REQUESTING MEDICAL WERE RECEIVED. OPERATING FO HAS BEEN REPLACED DUE TO HAVING AN ITCHY THROAT AND MEDAIRE NOT CLEARING THEM TO CONTINUE. CONTINUOUS AND DISCOMFORTABLE, UNFAMILIAR CHEMICAL SMELL. APPARENT CABIN SOURCE: UNKNOWN. FLIGHT DECK, MID CABIN, AND AFT CABIN. NO VISIBL SMOKE/HAZE. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED.

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