Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 26, 2025
Submitted
October 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02832
Aircraft time
72,146 hours, 25,808 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
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#2321, BOS-PBI. "DESCENDING THROUGH 9,000 AFT FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED HOT PLASTIC ODOR EMITTING FROM AFT GALLEY THE ODOR WAS TRANSIENT. FOLLOWED A320 ODOR RECOGNITION & ISOLATION GUIDANCE FCOM PAGE 4-54 STEPS 1,2,14; COMPLIED WITH INFORMATION NOTICE 2017-T015 SECTION A, ISOLATED FAULT TO TYPE 10 CONTAMINATION (CABIN ITEMS ACCOMPLISHED FULL VISUAL INSPECTION OF COFFEE MAKERS AND GALLEY WIRING NO FAULT FOUND). COULD NOT DUPLICATE TRANSIENT ODOR. LEVEL 1 DECONTAMINATION ACCOMPLISHED PER TSM 05-50-00-810-B/05-50810-055D . AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE."

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