Service difficulty report · None · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
December 17, 2025
Submitted
December 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3112J
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55158
Aircraft time
9,896 hours, 4,198 cycles
Part
None
Condition
No Discrepancy
Location
Zone 200
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 1003, JFK-SJU. ACRID SWEET ODOR OBSERVED IN THE COCKPIT, DESCENDING THROUGH 11,000 40 MILS NW OF SJU. THE ODOR IN THE FLIGHT DECK ONLY AND WAS PERSISTED FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. AFTER APU START AFTER LANDING, THE ODOR INTENSIFIED. TROUBLESHOT IAW TSM BD500-A-J21-22-00-04AAA-423A-A, NO DEFECTS FOUND. RAN BOTH ENGINES & APU & FOUND NO ODOR. WHEN WE OPENED FWD LAV DOOR, FOUND A PINE TREE AIR FRESHENER THAT DESCRIBES THE ODOR DESCRIPTION OF THE PILOTS INSIDE THE COCKPIT. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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