Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 6, 2024
Submitted
September 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990JL
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
07993
Aircraft time
27,953 hours, 5,495 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#1833, BOS-SFO. 'DESCENDING THROUGH 9500FT WE GOT A WEIRD SMELL IN FLIGHT DECK. ENGINES WERE AT IDLE APU WAS OFF. BOTH FO & 1 HAD A TASTE IN MOUTH AND FELT OFF. PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE ON APPROACH AND WE OPTED TO GET AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND. WHILE TAXIING I FELT SLIGHTLY NAUSEOUS SO PUT ON O2 MASKS SEEMS THE EVENT WAS ISOLATED TO FLIGHT DECK; ACCOMPLISHED INFO NOTICES 2017-T015K SECTION B2 IDENTIFIED ODOR WAS TRANSIENT ENVIRONMENTAL FLIGHT PHASE TRANSITION. DECONTAMINATION LEVEL 3 WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. AIRCRAFT IS OF FOR SERVICES.'

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