Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 31, 2026
Submitted
February 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N999JQ
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
08538
Aircraft time
25,808 hours, 8,143 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 837, JFK- STI . A CABIN ODOR EVENT. THE FLT CREW REPORTED THAT A TRANSIENT FUME EVENT OCCURRED DURING FINAL DESCENT FROM 9,000 FT TO 5,000 FT INTO STI. FUMES SMELLED LIKE A MAGIC MARKER OR NAIL POLISH. FUMES WERE BRIEF & ONLY SMELLED IN FLT DECK. NO ODOR PRESENT IN CABIN. FUMES DISSIPATED WHEN THRUST INCREASED AT 5000 FT & DID NOT RETURN. ISOLATION GUIDE WAS NOT PERFORMED DURING SHORT REMAINDER OF FLT, THE FUMES WERE BRIEF BUT STRONG FOR APROX 2 MIN & DISAPEARED WHEN THRUST INCREASED NO FURTHER FUMES SENSED & FA 'S DID NOT SMELL THE FUMES. COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015M STEP 1, ISOLATED FAULT TO TYPE 10 MISCELANIOUS , INSPECTED (GVI) ENGINES & APU NO OIL LEAKS NOTICED. ACCOMPLISHED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION. RAN PACKS WITH NO ODOR DETECTED. ACFT OK FOR SVC

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