# Incident 20081030851769I: Airbus A320214, Pittsburgh, PA, October 30, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2008, 08:15 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Pittsburgh International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VQIA
- Location: 40.4914° N, 80.2327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PITTSBURGH INTL (PIT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4914&lon=-80.2327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N632VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N632VA-2024-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A320-214 (registry code 3940006, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B4/P series (registry code 13011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b4-p-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320214
- People aboard: 65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081030851769I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) FLIGHT 510 IAD TO LAX DIVERTED TO PIT DUE TO SMELL IN THE CABIN AROUND SEAT ROWS 4 TO 7.  AT ABOUT 10,000 FEET AND CLIMBING THE SMELL WAS FIRST NOTICED BY AN INFLIGHT TEAM MEMBER AND THEN DISAPPEARED.  LATER AT ABOUT 30,000 FEET THE SMELL RETURNED.  THE IN-FLIGHT TEAM MEMBER REPORTED IT TO BE LIKE ELECTRIC OR PLASTIC SMELL AND THAT IT WAS STRONG.  THE CAPTAIN DECIDED TO DIVERT TO PIT FOR INVESTIGATION.  THE SMELL AGAIN DISAPPEARED BEFORE ARRIVAL AT PIT.  REMEDIAL ACTION AT PIT: ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL INSPECTION OF E/E COMPARTMENT, FWD CARGO BIN, CABIN CEILING PANELS AND PSU'S IN AFFECTED AREA.  NO FINDINGS REFERENCE AMM 25-23-41-04, TSM 24-00-00-810-823.  ACCOMPLISHED CABIN TEMP CONT SYS TEST.  OPS OK PER 21-63-00-710-004.  PLACED IFE SYS INOP AS PRECAUTION.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETUNRED TO SERVICE AND OPERATED PIT-LAX-SFO-SEA-LAX WITH NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE.  FURTHER INSPECTIONS/CHECKS WERE CARRIED OUT AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:  1. FLOORBOARDS 231QF AND 231VF REMOVED FOR VISUAL INSPECTION OF IFE EQUIPMENT OF SEAT ROWS 4-7, A-F.  2. INSPECTION REPORT: C/W RMA INSPECTED TDL AREA AND CLUSTERS WITH FLOORBOARDS REMOVED INCLUDING VSEBS, CLUSTER FANS, WIRING AND INSEAT POWER SUPPLY BOXES.  INSPECTED UNDERSEAT FLOOR DISCONNECT BOXES.  NO DEFECTS FOUND.  3. IFE CB'S RESTORED AND SYSTEM POWER TURNED ON.  4. OPERATED SYSTEM FOR 5 HOURS.  ALL OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW MM 44-27-01.  THE IFE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND IS OPERATING NORMALLY.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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