Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320271N

Difficulty date
October 16, 2025
Submitted
October 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970NK
Make and model
Airbus A320271N
Aircraft serial
11067
Aircraft time
10,674 hours, 4,587 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

DESCENDING THROUGH 16,000 STRONG MUSTY , WET DOG, CHEMICAL FUME ODOR IN FLT DECK. CALLED FLT ATTENDANTS & THEY REPORTED THE ODOR IN FWD ,MID, & AFT CABIN. RAN QRH PROCEDURE FOR ELIMINATION OF ODOR / FUMES. FIRST TURNED OFF PACK 1, STRONG ODOR REMAINED IN CABIN & FLT DECK. TURNED PACK 1 ON, PACK 2 OFF. STRONG ODOR REMAINED IN FLT DECK & CABIN. TURNED PACKS 1 & 2 OFF ODOR SLOWLY DISSAPATED. NO FUMES NOTED ON APU AS BLEED SOURCE. CABIN AIR SUPPLY VENTS. FLT DECK, FWD, MID, & AFT CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE. PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION OF BLEED AIR DUCTED SYS IAW AMM 36-12-00-615-806-A01 & REINSTALLED AIR DUCTING SYS & PERFORMED OP & LEAK CK IAW AMM 36-12-00-615-806-A01 OPS & LEAK CK ARE GOOD AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED LVL B REMOVAL OF THE CONTAMINATION OF THE ECS / PACK BURNOUT IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-803-A PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A & 71-00-00-810-847-A.

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