Service difficulty report · Smoke · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 4, 2002
Submitted
October 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
842
Aircraft time
14,989 hours, 5,043 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, FLIGHT ATTENDANT RELEASED HALON EXTINGUISHER IN AFT LAV DUE TO LIGHT HAZE/SMOKE AND HEAT. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE PUT INTO EFFECT. SMOKE/HEAT HAD DISSIPATED ON LANDING. RAN ENGINES AND APU. CHECKED AFT FWD LAV FOR SIGNS OF SMOKE, ELECTRICAL SMELL NONE NOTED. CHECKED LAV WATER HEATER, OPEN UP PANEL IN AFT PIT AND CHECK APU DUCTING FOR POSSIBLE LEAK, NONE NOTED. REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT PACK OZONE FILTERS. RAN PACKS FOR FIVE HOURS. ALSO RAN GALLEY CHILLERS, OVENS, COFFEEPOT, HEATERS AND COFFEEMAKERS. CHECKED THE HOT WATER HEATERS UNDER SINK CHECKED GOOD. UNABLE TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY HAZE/SMOKE/HEAT SOURCE.

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