Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 25, 2017
Submitted
May 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531JL
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1650
Aircraft time
53,873 hours, 20,496 cycles
Part
Filter
Part number
20499004
Part serial
8721
Condition
Failed
Location
Ozone
Part time
53,690 hours, 19,019 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STRONG ODOR OF DIRTY SOCKS EVIDENT DURING TAKEOFF. ODOR BEGAN APPROXIMATELY 5000 FT IN BOTH COCKPIT AND ENTIRE CABIN. COCKPIT ODOR DISIPATED AT APPROX FL 180. CABIN ODOR CONTINUED UNTIL REACHING CRUISE- FL 320 (APPROX 27 MIN. INTO FLT). TOGA T/O WITH BLEED ON APU, ENGINE/ WING ANTI ICE OFF ODOR WAS STRONGEST WHEN ENGINE THRST WAS HIGHER AND ALSO DISSIPATED AFTER APU WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLT, AND ENG THRUST REDUCED. ODOR OCCURED ONCE AGAIN ON DESCENT AS AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THROUGH 10,000 FT. ODOR INTENSIFIED AS ACFT DESCENDED; REPLACED BOTH RECIRCULATING FAN FILTER'S AS A PRECAUTION DUE TO ACFT ODOR IAW AMM 21-21-41, OPS CHECKED OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND 2 OZONE FILTER IAW AMM 21-51-41.

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