Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 21, 2006
Submitted
February 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N526JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1546
Aircraft time
18,685 hours, 6,849 cycles
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, APPROX 10 MINS PRIOR TO LANDING, CABIN ATTENDANTS REPORTED THE BEGINNING OF A PUNGENT ODOR AROUND ROW 19 AT OVERHEAD LEVEL. FURTHER UPDATE APPROX 5 MINS LATER WAS THAT ODOR HAD INCREASED FROM ROWS 19 TO AROUND ROW 9, STILL AT OVERHEAD LEVEL. ALL CABIN LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED, THERE WAS NEVER ANY VISUAL SIGNS. ODOR DISSIPATED UPON REACHING GATE.

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