Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 18, 2017
Submitted
August 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2215
Aircraft time
54,029 hours, 19,044 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL 350, DURING CRUISE, APPROXIMATELY 42 MIN INTO FLIGHT, A DISTINCT ODOR PERSISTED WHILE IN CRUISE, SMELLED LIKE DIRTY LAUNDRY. STRONG IN COCKPIT. CABIN REPORTED NO ODOR. ACCOMPLISHED TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. RAN APU AND ENGINES AND PACKS. ENGINES AT HIGH POWER AND IDLE, NO DISCREPENCIES FOUND. REPLACED RECIRCULATION FILTERS WHICH WERE FOUND SOMEWHAT DIRTY FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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