Service difficulty report · Inlet · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 26, 2026
Submitted
January 29, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
7156
Aircraft time
33,037 hours, 15,016 cycles
Part
Inlet
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SUSPECTED FUME EVENT 2000 FT DURING APPROACH-PERFORMED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. FOUND SOURCE OF ODOR TO BE TYPE 8 FOR DE-ICING FLUID. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF APU PER AMM 49-16-00-210-802. FOUND DEICING FLUID AT AFT FUSE UNDER BELLY AND APU INLET. CLEANED AREA THROUGHLY AND PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-802. NO FURTHER SMELLS OR ODORS NOTED AT THIS TIME. MOC 120082. APPARENT CABIN SOURCE-UNKNOWN, VISIBLE SMOKE / HAZE-NO , MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED-NONE, DESCRIPTION OF FUMES / ODOR(S)-DIRTY SOCKS, MUSTY DRY.

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