Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 25, 2025
Submitted
January 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507JT
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01240
Aircraft time
85,174 hours, 31,969 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 100
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#1817, JFK-POS. 'AROUND 14K FEET A STRONG ODOR WAS SMELLED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE AIRCRAFT. STARTED OUT STRONG AND SWEET THEN TURNED OLD AND MUSTY (DIRTY SOCK); C/W INFO NOTICE 2017-TO15K SECTION B LEVEL 2 DETERMINE APU SOURCE OF ODOR AT THIS TIME. SYS DECONTAMINATED PEPLACED ECS FILTER NO ODOR NOTED WITH ENGINES ON PER AMM 72-00-00 [ASKS RESTORED MDDR CLEAR MX-4 UPDATED.'

More about the Airbus A320-232