Service difficulty report · Environ Sys · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 8, 2018
Submitted
January 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
4578
Aircraft time
29,266 hours, 9,848 cycles
Part
Environ Sys
Condition
Contaminated
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

RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO A VERY STRONG TOXIC ODOR DURING CLIMB THROUGH 4000 FT, STRONG BY 8-9000 FT. FRONT OF CABIN AND COCKPIT. DETERMINED CAUSE TO BE ONE OF THE ENGINES. ACCOMPLISHED ECS DECONTAMINATION IAW 21-00-00-615-003-A. R & R THE RECIRCULATION FILTERS 1 & 2 AS A PRECAUTION. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF APU & ASSOC BLEED DUCTS. FOUND NO SIGNS OF OIL CONTAMINATION.

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