Service difficulty report · Plenum · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 10, 2025
Submitted
October 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988JT
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
07956
Aircraft time
32,955 hours, 6,515 cycles
Part
Plenum
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, 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#1573, EWR-LAX. "ON DESCENT NEAR 10000FT INFLIGHT SMELLED STRONG ODOR. DISSIPATED OVER TIME SMELL NEVER WENT AWAY. BRIEF FAINT SMELL IN COCKPIT; REF INFO NOTICE 2017-T015L AND TSM 05-50-00-810-831-A. FOUND OIL RESIDUE IN APU INTAKE PLENUM ACCOMP DECONTAMINATION AND R/R OF RECIRC FILTERS. RAN #1 & 2 ENGINES. NO ODER OPS CHECK NORMAL."

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