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08-23-2024, 12:46 PM
#172
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Joined APC: Jun 2009
Position: A320 FO
Posts: 383
I flew the 319/320 here at United and also at JetBlue. We had the smell all the time at JetBlue. Didn’t know what it was until around the time I was leaving. No one really talked about it until around 2010. Never had an event in 7 years and 5000 hours of flying here at UAL. This is a new issue here and hopefully short lived but I wonder what Airbus changed in the 2008/2009 airframe builds timeframe that has made this an issue since.
08-23-2024, 12:47 PM
#173
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Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 2,501
I flew the 319/320 here at United and also at JetBlue. We had the smell all the time at JetBlue. Didn’t know what it was until around the time I was leaving. No one really talked about it until around 2010. Never had an event in 7 years and 5000 hours of flying here at UAL. This is a new issue here and hopefully short lived but I wonder what Airbus changed in the 2008/2009 airframe builds timeframe that has made this an issue since.
08-23-2024, 02:43 PM
#174
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Joined APC: Jun 2009
Position: A320 FO
Posts: 383
08-23-2024, 06:14 PM
#175
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Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: 777FO
Posts: 770
08-24-2024, 08:57 PM
#176
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Joined APC: Nov 2017
Posts: 2,351
I flew the 319/320 here at United and also at JetBlue. We had the smell all the time at JetBlue. Didn’t know what it was until around the time I was leaving. No one really talked about it until around 2010. Never had an event in 7 years and 5000 hours of flying here at UAL. This is a new issue here and hopefully short lived but I wonder what Airbus changed in the 2008/2009 airframe builds timeframe that has made this an issue since.
Some guys at NK are out on medical and one CA even died years back. I know I was out on workers comp when it happened. Luckily, side effects didn’t last long and I was back in short order.
08-25-2024, 04:43 AM
#177
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Joined APC: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,522
It’s a bit more involved than dirty packs or whatever is making the rounds. The issue stems from different issues like over servicing the hydraulics to using a particular type of engine and probably a few more. More so recently, it’s been a NEO issue. I thought it was strictly just the Pratts. If it’s also the LEAPs then it’ll probably fall back on Airbus.
Some guys at NK are out on medical and one CA even died years back. I know I was out on workers comp when it happened. Luckily, side effects didn’t last long and I was back in short order.
Some guys at NK are out on medical and one CA even died years back. I know I was out on workers comp when it happened. Luckily, side effects didn’t last long and I was back in short order.
