What was found
ON DESCENT, F/A REPORTED A DIRTY SOCK SMELL THAT FILLED THE CABIN. ODOR WAS MORE POTENT IN THE BACK PART OF THE ACFT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE FAN AIR CONTROL THERMOSTAT, CONFIRMED FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- June 17, 2013
- Submitted
- June 19, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N832AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 1643
- Aircraft time
- 39,349 hours, 16,297 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Thermostat
- Part number
- 341E030000
- Part serial
- 05540
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Bleed Air Sys
- Part time
- 27,000 hours, 12,033 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.