Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
May 11, 2025
Submitted
May 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3138J
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55222
Aircraft time
4,778 hours, 1,995 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#1941, BOS-SRQ. 'DIRTY SOCK SMELL IN THE CABIN. STRONGER FROM ROW 11 TO THE FORWARD OF THE CABIN. FROM THE COCKPIT WE SMELLED A "LAV ODOR". WE WERE AT FL 380 IN THE CLEAR. THE DIRTY SOCK ODOR WAS NOT COMING FROM THE PAX AIR VENTS; PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF BOTH ENGINES AND PACK INLET. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CREW PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS WITH BOTH PACKS AND BLEED ISOLATED. NO ODOR NOTED. NO CABIN DEFECTS NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATED AT THIS TIME. PREF FIM BD500-A-J21-22-00-04AAA-423A-A.'

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