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
9598
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Air
Part time
24,222 hours, 8,400 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
9
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 AIRCRAFT ODOR OF DIRTY SOCKS EVIDENT DURING TAKEOFF. ODOR BEGAN APPROX. 5000' 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 SHUTDOWN 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 IAW AMM 21-21-41, OPS CK OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND 2 OZONE FILTER IAW AMM 21-51-41 AND INFO NOTICE 2017-T015.

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