- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2025
- Submitted
- May 8, 2025
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N973NK
- Make and model
- Airbus A320271N
- Aircraft serial
- 11192
- Aircraft time
- 7,929 hours, 3,461 cycles
- Part
- Unknown
- Condition
- Odor
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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
MUSTY/DIRTY SOCKS SMELL IN DESCENT. ISOLATED PACK 1 AND SMELL VANISHED. ( PACKS - A320 WITH MOD. 30626/MP K6443 (ENHANCED ECS) OR A321 WITH MOD. 157080/MP K17996 (PACK FLOW SELECTOR) AND WITH MOD. 30626/MP K6443 (ENHANCED ECS) ). DESCRIPTION OF ODOR/FUMES: PERSISTENT, DIRTY SOCKS/MUSTY DRY SMELL. APPARENT CABIN SOURCE: UNKNOWN. FLIGHT DECK. NO VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED.--