Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 17, 2025
Submitted
July 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663NK
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6994
Aircraft time
31,432 hours, 14,006 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
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

ROTTEN EGG SMELL REPORTED AFT CABIN BY THE FAS ISOLATED PACK 2 ODOR WENT AWAY FOR ABOUT 40 MINS. THE SMELL CAME BACK, PROCEDING TO ISOLATE PACK 1, SMELL DISSIPATED FOR A FEW MINS. EVENTUALLY ODOR CAME BACK SO WE PERFORMED THE AIR PACK 1+2 PROCEDURE AND DESCENDED TO FL 100. ROTTEN EGGS SMELL. APPARENT SOURCE: UNKNOWN. AFT CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED.-REF TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A INSPECTED ENGINE AND APU OIL LEVEL IAW AMM 12-13-79 AMD 125-13-49, ALL LEVLES GOOD. INSPECTED APU COMPRESSOR INLET FOR CONTAMINATION, NONE FOUND. OPS TEST PACK 1= 2 WITH APU IAW AMM 36-12-00. NO ODOR FOUND. OPS TEST PACKS 1+2 WITH ENG 1+ 2 IAW AMM 36-11-00. ENG 2 BLEED PRODUCED BURING SMELL

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