Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 6, 2025
Submitted
August 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N561JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01927
Aircraft time
83,594 hours, 30,410 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT#2924, STI-BOS. (AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN AIR RETURN TO STI) DIRTY COCK ODOR EVENT SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. STRONG IN BOTH CABIN AND COCKPIT. RAN ODOR ISOLATION PROCEDURE. DID NOT HELP, BOTH PACKS APPEAR TO BE CONTAMINATED. SUSPECT APU BLEED AS SOURCE. AIRCRAFT HAS A HISTORY OF ISSUES. ODOR REPORTING FORM COMPLETED. ( PACKS ); COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015SEC A , ISOLATED FAULT TO TYPE TO 9 AMBIENT AIR) PER TSM 05-50-00-810-085-B/TSM 05-50-00-810-085D. PERFORMED APU COMP AND BLEED DUCT BLACK LIGHT INSP REF LH346887 ITEM 1 FOR ENG #1&2 INSP . A/C OK FOR SVC. MDDR CLEARED. MX4 UPDATED, PLACARD REMOVED.

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