Service difficulty report · Ecs · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 5, 2025
Submitted
January 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
05060
Aircraft time
47,111 hours, 16,894 cycles
Part
Ecs
Condition
Contaminated
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#939, JFK-SJD. 'HEAVY DIRTY SOCK SMELL DURING DESCENT THROUGH 5000 FT AT 1000 FT DESCENDING SMELL WAS EVEN STRONGER ,WE OPEN COCKPIT WINDOW DURING TAXI IN. ( PACKS );COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015K AND TSM 05-50-00810-831-A. PERFORMED DECONTAMINATION OF ECS SYSTEM PER AMM 21-00-00-615-802. NO SIGN OF ODOR NOTED DURING DECONTAMINATION . PERFORMED IDLE ENGINE GROUND RUN PACK DECONTAMINATION PER AMM 71-00-00-810-801. COULD NOT DUPLICATE ODOR IN CABIN OR COCKPIT. REPLACED L/H AND R/H RECIRCULATION FILTER PER AMM 21-21-41. AFTER ENGINE RUN NO HIGH OIL LEVEL CONSUMPTION NOTED. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF APU PER TSM 49-00-00-200-811-A WITH BLACK LIGHT. NO SIGN OF OIL LEAKAGE NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DODR EVENT THROUGH APU OR ENGINES. PER MCC FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REQUIRED DUE TO HISTORY OF AIRCRAFT ODOR EVENTS.'

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