Service difficulty report · Odor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 1, 2002
Submitted
February 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
539
Aircraft time
23,320 hours, 8,036 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SMELL OF SMOKE IN CABIN. NO SMOKE VISIBLE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SMELLED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. NO SMOKE WAS SEEN, SMELL WAS PUNGENT AND LOCATED JUST AFT OF 1ST CLASS. ACCOMPLISHED BITE CHECK OF THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM, CHECKED ALL FANS FOR OPERATION, CHECKED CABIN INTERCOMMUNICATION DATA SYSTEM FOR FAULTS, CHECKED ALL CABIN LIGHTS. NO FAULTS FOUND. CHECKED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM (ECS) FOR CONTAMINATION, NONE FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED STAGE 2 CLEANING OF ECS SYSTEM, NO FURTHER REPORTS OF CABIN ODORS.

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