Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 2, 2022
Submitted
August 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02099
Aircraft time
71,407 hours, 25,470 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
CL
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#1568, PUJ-JFK. 'ON TAXI OUT, INFLIGHT CALLED UP REPORTING A PUNGENT ODOR. AGREED TO TAKE OFF TO SEE IF IT WOULD DISSIPATE. NO SMELL COMING FROM A/C OUTLETS. CALLED UP AGAIN ON CLIMB & CRUISE. ODOR WAS ONLY NOTICED IN GALLEY AND THE FIRST 4 ROWS. RAN ODOR PROCEDURE IN FCOM 1. THE SMELL DISSIPATED AROUND 2120 [Z] AND THEN CAME BACK DURING DESCENT AROUND 2145 [Z]; ODOR WAS ONLY OBSERVED ON ROWS 1-4, AND THE PILOT COULD NOT CONFIRM ODOR. ODOR REPORTED MORE AS PUNGENT SMELL AND NOT DIRTY SOCKS/OIL. COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-TO15 SECTION B[2]. THE AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE. DUE TO ODOR BEING IN ROWS 1-4 SUSPECT EXTERNAL SOURCE, POSSIBLE BAGGAGE, OR CUSTOMER. AS PRECAUTIONARY, PERFORMED LEVEL A ECS DECONTAMINATION PER AMM 21-00-00-615 OPERATED PACK WITH ENGINE BLEED FOR 30 MIN. NO ODOR PRESENT.'

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