Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 20, 2025
Submitted
April 23, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
03190
Aircraft time
66,273 hours, 23,814 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#2433, DCA-PBI. 'LEVEL 2 FUME/ODOR EVENT - DISTINCT STRONG PERSISTENT ODOR DETECTED BY MULTIPLE CREW MEMBERS INITIALLY AT 18,000 FEET DESCENDING THEN AGAIN IN COCKPIT AT 4000 FEET. ODOR ISOLATION PROCEDURE APPLIED. ODOR DIFFICULT TO DETECT AFTER 5 MINUTES (PACK 1/BLEED OFF, X-BLEED SHUT); C/W INFO NOTICE 2017-T015L- INSPECTED APU AND FOUND POSSIBLE OIL. REF LP 4260582-2 PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION PER MM21-00-00 REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN RECIRCULATION FILTERS REF 21-21-41. ACCOMPLISHED ENG RUN-UPS NO ODOR PRESENT- NO PREVIOUS HISTORY - A/C OK FOR SERVICE REF TSM 05-05-00-810-805.'

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