Service difficulty report · Cargo · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 30, 2026
Submitted
February 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
022880
Aircraft time
78,953 hours, 28,582 cycles
Part
Cargo
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
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 959, BDL- FLL. N593-FTL-959-BDL-FLL-ODOR EVENT THE PILOT ANNOTATED: ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH FUMES AFTER ENGINE START, TO PWR CLIMB DESCENDING THRU 18,000FT TAXI AND SHUTDOWN. THERE WAS NO PRIOR ODOR EVENTS REPORTED IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OOS. COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T0151 STEP 1. ISOLATED FAULT TO TYPE 8 DEICING FLUID. FOUND EVIDENCE OF DEICING FLUID ON BELLY OF A/C LEADING UP INTO THE APU INTAKE. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF APU & NO LEAKS NOTED. DECONTAMINATION LEVEL A WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 21-00-00-615-802 A/C OK FOR SVC.

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