Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 1, 2026
Submitted
February 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
05312
Aircraft time
50,174 hours, 16,766 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TX
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 813, HPN- PBI. AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE THE F3 ADVISED ME OF A VINEGAR SCENT ON FINAL APPROACH. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION REQUIRED, DEICED IN HPN. ADVISED THE SCENT WAS DIFFERENT, THIS WAS ONLY EXPERIENCED BY F3 & F4. REF INFO NOTICE 2017-T015M, FOUND SOURCE OF ODOR TO BE THE APU, DUE TO HEAVY GLYCOL DEICING FLUID CONTAMINATION. APU PLACED ON MEL PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION IAW MM 21-00-00-615-802A, NO ODOR PRESENT. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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