Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 24, 2018
Submitted
December 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
4578
Aircraft time
32,854 hours, 11,204 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FT # 483, BOS-MEX. DIVERTED TO JFK. DIRTY SOCK SMELL AT 7000'. SMELL DISSIPATED ON CLIMB OUT. CAME BACK CLIMBING THROUGH 20000 VERY STRONG ON DECENT; PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING OF CABIN ODOR AND EVIDENCE OF LEVEL 1 ODOR ( DIRTY SOCKS SMELL) PER INFO NOTICE 20A-TO150 . CONFIRMED APU BLEED BEING THE ROOT CAUSE OF CABIN ODOR. MCC ADVISED TO SCHEDULE - ECS .DECONTAMINATION ON NEXT RON. APU PLACED ON MEL 49-10-01. CAT C . MCC NOTIFIED . MX-4 UPDATED .PULED AND COLLARED C/B APU ECBS PLY -L41 AND L42 PER MEL MX PROCEDURES. PLACARD INSTALLED . MDDR # 373115. R & R RE-CIRCULATION FILTER IAW AMM 21-21-41. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO FOLLOW.

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