# SDR YENA2024042300660

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 21, 2024
- Submitted: April 23, 2024
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N976JT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N976JT), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-231
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-231](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-231) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 07529
- Aircraft time: 30,668 hours, 6,033 cycles
- System (JASC): [5100 · Standard Practices/Structures](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5100)
- Part: None
- Condition: Pax Error
- Location: None
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YENA2024042300660

## Discrepancy

FLT#2985, LAX-MIA. (AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK TO LAX) 'DURING THE CLIMB PHASE AND CONTINUING AT CRUISE AND DESCENT A PERSISTENCE ODOR WAS PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT INITIAL SMELL WAS DIRTY SOCKS BUT BECAME AN OILY SMELL IN THE LATTER STAGES OF THE FLIGHT; PERF INFO NOTICE 2017-T015J ODOR TYPE 10 LVL3 LVLC SOURCE OF ODOR IDENTIFY TO A PAX BAG CARRYING CHEESE IN FWD CARGO BIN SPILL REF AMM 51-28-00-615-802. REMOVED SIDEWALLS PANELS. CLEANED & DRIED. REPLACED REC FILTERS AS PER 21-21-41 PERFORMED ECS DECOMP LVL C PACK BURN PER AMM 21-00-00-615. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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