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Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date: February 25, 2026
Submitted: February 25, 2026
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N562JB
Make and model: Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial: 01948
Aircraft time: 85,914 hours, 31,254 cycles
System (JASC): 4900 · Airborne Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) System
Part: Apu
Condition: Contaminated
Location: Zone 100
Stage of operation: CR
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 #1367 HPN-PBI. "AFT INFLIGHT SMELLED DIRTY SOCK SMELL AS SOON AS WE TOUCHED DOWN AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. THIS WAS AFTER APU STARTED CLEARING THE RUNWAY.;INSPECTED APU AREA FOUND SATURATED WITH TYPE 1 DE-ICE FLUID TO INCLUDE INTAKE & PLENUM. C/W INFO NOTICE 2017-T015 STEPS 1 & 2. IDENTIFIEFIED ODOR AS TYPE 8 DE-ICE FLUID. AREA CLEANED. DECONTAMINATION LEVEL A WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TSM 05-50-00-810-831A.A/C OK FOR SERVICE."

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