Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 31, 2019
Submitted
February 4, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2814
Aircraft time
51,308 hours, 18,116 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FT 855, JFK-PLS. LIGHT DIRTY SOCK SMELL ON DESCENT OUT OF 10000 FT, SMELL SEEMED TO DISSIPATE BY 8000 FT. SMELL CAME BACK ONCE APU BLEED WAS TURNED ON. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM CABIN CREW THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CABIN SMELL WASN'T AS STRONG IN THE COCKPIT AS IT WAS IN THE CABIN; COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015D SECTION B. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE. FOUND ODOR RELATED TO APU, ACCOMPLISHED DECONTAMINATION OF ECS WITH ENGINES IAW AMM: 21-00-00. AS PRECAUTION R & R RECIRC FILTERS PER AMM. NO ODOR'S NOTED. OK FOR CONT.

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