Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 19, 2025
Submitted
December 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N618NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5458
Aircraft time
44,491 hours, 20,435 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin/Cockpit
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

PILOTS NOTED A DIRTY SOCKS ODOR DURING FLT . A DEAD HEADING FLT ATTENDENT REPORTED THE ODOR WHILE SITTING IN EMERGENCY EXIT SEAT. WORKING FLT ATTENDANTS DID NOT NOTICE THE ODOR INDIANAPOLIS HARD HEAVY RAIN. DESCRIPTION OF ODOR/FUMES: TEMPORARY, DIRTY SOCKS ODOR. APPARENT CABIN SOURCE: CABIN AIR SUPPLY VENTS. FLT DECK & MID CABIN. NO VISIBLE SMOKE/HAZE. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED. PREFORMED T/S IAW TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A IDENTIFICATION OF CABIN ODOR . DURING T/S WITH APU BLEED ON & ISOLATE ONE AT A TIME BOTH IN 15 MINS RUNNING . ODOR IS VERY BAD LIKE BURNING OILS WITH PACK 1 ON & PACK 2 OFF. THEN ODOR SLIGHTLY WHEN PACK 2 ON & PACK 1 OFF. PREFORMED ENG. RUN 1 & 2 ONE AT A TIME , DURING ENG 2 IS RUNNING BOTH PACKS 1 & 2 ODOR BECAME WORSE. PREFORMED SAME PROCEDURE OF ENG 1 THERE ARE ONLY A SLIGHTLY OF TOLERABLE ODOR LIKE BURNING OILS, THE MOST AFFECTED IS ENG NR 2. ACFT IS OOS.

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