Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
September 18, 2012
Submitted
October 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1378
Aircraft time
31,842 hours, 21,202 cycles
Part
None
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. A REPEAT EVENT OCCURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY (19 SEPT) DIVERTED TO PHL AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. NO SOURCE OF ODOR FOUND AT THIS TIME. FOUND EXCESS ZIP CHEM IN FORWARD CARGO BELLY. CLEANED AS REQUIRED. NO FURTHER ODORS NOTED.

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