Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 23, 2024
Submitted
January 24, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01610
Aircraft time
82,652 hours, 29,810 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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#627, JFK-POP. 'DURING DESCENT THROUGH 5,000' F/A CALLED TO INFORM PILOTS OF DIRTY SOCKS ODOR , DESCRIBED AS VERY STRONG. PILOTS DETECTED IT AS WELL ALTHOUGH FAINT. PAX COMPLAINED AND F/A'S WERE NAUSIATED. POWER AT IDLE AND APU NOT RUNNING. (ODOR EVENT DIRTY SOCK SMELL) ( PACKS ); COMPLIED WITH IDENTIFICATION/DETECTION TABLE PER AIRBUS 05-50-00-810-831A. REMOVED APU BLEED AIR DUCT-ELBOW, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. REMOVED ACCESS PANEL 191BB + 192FB AND REMOVED BLEED AIR DUCT BETWEEN OZONE FILTERS, NO CONTIMINATION FOUND. WORK PER AMM 36-10-00-615-802-A. PERFOMED LEVEL ONE DECONTAMINATION, NO ODOR DETECTED AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE PER INFO NOTICE 2017-T015J. THIS CLEARS MDDR # 536474. MX-4 UPDDATED. PLACARD REMOVED. MCC NOTIFIED.'

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