Service difficulty report · Ecs · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
January 8, 2012
Submitted
January 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1519
Aircraft time
37,797 hours, 13,607 cycles
Part
Ecs
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

A STRONG MUSTY ODOR WAS REPORTED THROUGHOUT CABIN AND COCKPIT AFTER ENGINE START. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE AND FLIGHT CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASKS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. NO ODORS NOTED.

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