Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 27, 2019
Submitted
May 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2535
Aircraft time
55,245 hours, 19,689 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
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

FLT 669. JFK-SJC. ON T/O ROL (FLEX MCT PWR APU OFF) A STRONG DIRTY SOCK SMELL NOTICEABLE IN COCKPIT. IT DISSIPATED BY 10K' MSL. FWD GALLEY NO SMELL/ODOR. AFT GALLEY VERY STRONG WHICH DISSIPATED BY FL200. NO CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS CABIN ODOR REPORT FILLED OUT. ON APPROACH PROFILE INTO SJC PASSING THROUGH 8000' THE SMELLY SOCK SMELL RETURNED TO TOUCHDOWN. APU WAS OFF; ACCOMPLISHED INFO NOTICE 2017-T015D. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ON GROUND. THIS IS CONSIDERED A LEVEL 1 EVENT. A/C OK FOR SVC. NOTIFIED MCC VINNY.

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