Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 6, 2019
Submitted
August 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1235
Aircraft time
75,022 hours, 27,993 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

FLT 120, LEVEL II ODOR EVENT TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE (DIRTY SOCK) ODOR. BOTH PILOTS SCRATCHY THROAT SLIGHT HEADACHE. ISOLATED IN SEQUENCE BLEED 1 AND BLEED 2 ODOR DISAPATED WITH BLEED 2 OFF RESIDUAL ODOR RUNNING PACK 2 VIA CROSS BLEED AND LATER ON APU BLEED CABIN ODOR REPORT COMPLETED ( APU SYSTEM ); PILOT DESCRIPTION OF TRICRESYL PHOSPHATE SMELL DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR LEVEL 2 ODOR EVENT PER INFO NOTICE 2017-T015F. HOWEVER PERFORMED DVI INCLUDING BLACK LIGHT OF APU WITH NO DEFECT FOUND. PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION PER AMM 21-00-00 AS PRECAUTION. APU REACTIVATED, MDDR CLEARED.

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