Service difficulty report · Ecs · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 3, 2025
Submitted
October 6, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02336
Aircraft time
77,055 hours, 27,976 cycles
Part
Ecs
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CL
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#1454, SJU-FLL. "FUMES/ODOR AFT GALLEY MILD AFTER PACKS TURNED ON, WORST AFTER TAKE OFF PWR AND CLIMBOUT UNTIL 12,000 FT . ODOR CAME BACK DURING ARRIVAL PASSING 21,000 UNTIL LANDING . DECLARED EMERGENCY ON ARRIVAL . CAPTAIN ALSO SMELLED IT ON ARRIVAL VERY MILD ODOR; COMPLIED WITH W/O 1446035 APU INSP & CLEANING, BELLY INSP & CLEANING, LEVEL C ECS DECON. REPLACED RECIRC & OZONE FILTERS. DURING APU INSP FOUND LEAK AT LOAD COMPRESSOR TO GEARBOX SPLIT LINE. REFER TP MDDR 596212 APU MEL (INOP). FINAL CABIN AIR QUALITY CHK NORM"

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