Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 24, 2017
Submitted
August 29, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5677
Aircraft time
18,736 hours, 5,575 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
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

MUSTY, OILY, DIRTY SOCK ODOR AFTER TAKEOFF, AND DESCENT, UNTIL 15,000 - 18,000 FT. THE ODOR WAS ISOLATED TO COCKPIT AREA. ODOR DISSIPATES WHEN PACK NR 1 OFF. RETURNS WHEN PLACED ON. ODOR PRESENT WHEN NR 1 HP VALVE OPEN, ODOR NOT RELATED TO APU. FUMES BEGAN 30,000 FT START OF DESCENT, UNTIL TOUCH DOWN. FUMES PRESENT WHILE PACK NR 1 ON. FUMES DISSIPATE WHEN PACK NR 1 SELECTED OFF. COMPLIED WITH AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WASH AND PERFORMED A PACK DECONTAMINATION IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-009A. PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK OF THE PACK NR 1 WITH ENGINE NR 1, OPS CHECKED OK. DIRTY SOCK ODOR NOT PRESENT IN ACFT.

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