Service difficulty report · Intake · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 11, 2025
Submitted
August 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N641JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02848
Aircraft time
71,748 hours, 25,398 cycles
Part
Intake
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
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#525, PVD-SJU. "FUMES NOTICIED IN AFT CABIN BY FA'S VERY STRONG SMELL OF BURNT FUEL OR HYDRAULICS THE SMELL IS REDUCED AFTER PACK 2 0FF; DURING THE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED TO HANDLE THIS ODOR EVENT, THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS FOUND TO BE APU, ALSO FOUND THE AIRINTAKE BOX DAMAGED. THE APU WAS PLACED ON MEL AND THE INTAKE BOX IS UNDER THE SAME MDDR#591443. REF INFO NOTICE 2017-T015L. TSM 05-50-00-810-831-1 REF LOG PAGES 4339737 AND 4339738.

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