Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
August 25, 2025
Submitted
August 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2142J
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
10254
Aircraft time
15,881 hours, 2,956 cycles
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Odor
Location
Nr 2
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 2104, BOS-BOS. IMMEDIATALLY AFTER TAKE OFF, THE FLIGHT SMELLED ABNORMAL FUMES. CONTACTED DX MTC TO DISCUSS, MTC ADVISES TO SWITCH PACKS ON - OFF TO ISOLATE. DETERMINED IT WAS FROM PACK 2. AIR RETURN DUE TO ETOPS RESTRICTION, COMPLIED WITH INGO NOTICE 2017-T015L, PILOT DID NOT SUBMIT SMART SHEET. TREATED ODOR EVENT AS A CLASS 3 & PERFORMED LEVEL C DECON OF ECS SYSTEM W ENGINE BLEED. APU WAS USED FOR SECOND DECON. PER AMM 21-00-00-615-804-A OP TO SUBTASK 21-00-00-860132-C.), CONTINUED TO RUN BOTH PACKS AFTER REINSTALLATION OF DUCTING BETWEEN CONDESOR AND CHECK VALVE FOR PACK 1 AND 2 WITH APCU BLEED & ENG 2 BLEED PER AMM 21-00-00-615-804-A—NO ODOR PRESENT THROUGHOUT CABIN AND COCKPIT AT THIS TIME.

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